CVE-2016-4994
gimp - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.64%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-4994
To remediate CVE-2016-4994, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/gimp—upgrade to 2.8.16-2.2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.8.2-2+deb7u2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.8.14-1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4994 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.8.16-2.2
- from 0, < 2.8.2-2+deb7u2
- from 0, < 2.8.14-1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |