CVE-2016-4994

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    CVE-2016-4994

    Published: 12 Jul 2016Last Modified: 26 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: 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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -cd2bbf745419be7e7984d9309688604107b3fa72

    Affected versions

    GIMP_2_8_16

    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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