CVE-2016-4994 Affecting gimp package, versions <2.8.16-2.2
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
2.48% (91st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GIMP-320075
- published 12 Jul 2016
- disclosed 12 Jul 2016
Introduced: 12 Jul 2016
CVE-2016-4994 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4994
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6f
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.431987
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4994
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2589
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4994
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348617
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