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CVE-2016-4994

Published: 24 June 2016

Use-after-free vulnerability in the xcf_load_image function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c in GIMP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XCF file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
gimp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2.6.12-1ubuntu1.4)
trusty
Released (2.8.10-0ubuntu1.1)
upstream Needed

wily
Released (2.8.14-1ubuntu2.1)
xenial
Released (2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H