Use After Free Affecting gimp package, versions <2:2.8.16-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.1% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GIMP-2073270
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Jun 2016

Introduced: 20 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-4994  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 gimp to version 2:2.8.16-3.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gimp package and not the gimp package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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