Use After Free Affecting gimp package, versions <2.8.16-2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.11% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-GIMP-18353459
  • published28 Jul 2026
  • disclosed12 Jul 2016

Introduced: 12 Jul 2016

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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 Base Scores

version 3.1