Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities were found in GIMP in the channel and layer properties parsing process when loading XCF files. An attacker could create a specially crafted XCF file which could cause GIMP to crash.
Find out more about CVE-2016-4994 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
| CVSS3 Base Score | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (gimp) | RHSA-2016:2589 | 2016-11-03 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gimp | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gimp | Will not fix |
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