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    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.

    Published:Jun 20, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jul 12, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00639
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gimp
    Product
    Gimp
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-82343 (CVSS 6.1) — A flaw was found in the file-psd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PSD image file, the plugi…
    CVE-2026-82330 (CVSS 6.1) — A flaw was found in the file-pvr plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PVR image file, the VQ (c…
    CVE-2026-82328 (CVSS 6.1) — A flaw was found in the file-ico plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted ICO image file, the plugi…
    CVE-2026-82324 (CVSS 6.1) — A flaw was found in the file-iff (IFF/ILBM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted IFF/ILBM image…
    CVE-2026-79902 (CVSS 5.5) — A flaw was found in the Seattle FilmWorks plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, …
    CVE-2026-80101 (CVSS 4.4) — A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugi…
    CVE-2026-78475 (CVSS 6.1) — A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PIX image file, the…
    CVE-2026-78465 (CVSS 7) — A flaw was found in the file-pcx plugin in GIMP, affecting 32-bit builds only. When processing a PCX image fil…
    CVE-2026-18309 (CVSS 7.8) — GIMP APNG File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote …
    CVE-2026-18308 (CVSS 7.8) — GIMP TIF File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote a…

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.431987
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873
    https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6f
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.431987
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873
    https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6f

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High