CVE-2016-4994 Affecting gimp package, versions <2.8.16-2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.48% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GIMP-320075
  • published 12 Jul 2016
  • disclosed 12 Jul 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable gimp to version 2.8.16-2.2 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High