VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4994
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.11%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.11% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- gimp/gimp
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.431987Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6fIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.431987Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6fIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.