CVE-2016-4994

NameCVE-2016-4994
DescriptionUse-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-525-1, DSA-3612-1
Debian Bugs828179

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gimp (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2.8.14-1+deb8u2fixed
stretch (security)2.8.18-1+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.8.18-1+deb9u2fixed
buster2.10.8-2fixed
buster (security)2.10.8-2+deb10u1fixed
bullseye2.10.22-4+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)2.10.22-4+deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.10.34-1+deb12u2fixed
bookworm (security)2.10.34-1+deb12u1fixed
trixie2.10.36-2fixed
sid2.10.36-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gimpsourcewheezy2.8.2-2+deb7u2DLA-525-1
gimpsourcejessie2.8.14-1+deb8u1DSA-3612-1
gimpsource(unstable)2.8.16-2.2828179

Notes

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873

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