CVE-2006-3404

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    CVE-2006-3404

    Published: 6 Jul 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the xcf_load_vector function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c for gimp before 2.2.12 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XCF file with a large num_axes value in the VECTORS property.

    References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=377049, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346742, http://secunia.com/advisories/20976, http://secunia.com/advisories/20979, http://secunia.com/advisories/21069, http://secunia.com/advisories/21104, http://secunia.com/advisories/21170, http://secunia.com/advisories/21182, http://secunia.com/advisories/21198, http://secunia.com/advisories/21459, http://secunia.com/advisories/23044, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-08.xml, http://securitytracker.com/id?1016527, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1116, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:127, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440987/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441012/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441030/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18877, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-312-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2703, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4634, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27687, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18877, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346742, http://securitytracker.com/id?1016527, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102720-1, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200070-1, http://www.osvdb.org/27037, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0598.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440987/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441012/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441030/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18877, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-522, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11259, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5908

    Affected packages

    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
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