gimp: Use-after-free vulnerabilities in the channel and layer properties parsing process
Published Jul 12, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.11%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gimp-2:2.8.16-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2589
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gimp-help-0:2.8.2-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2589
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gimp
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gimp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gimp-2:2.8.16-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2589 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gimp-help-0:2.8.2-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2589 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gimp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gimp | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.11% (0.03113) | 87.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03125) | 86.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 49.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.54% (0.02541) | 90.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 2.48% (0.02484) | 89.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 2.29% (0.02293) | 88.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.00% (0.01998) | 87.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 90.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 90.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 23, 2022 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 89.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.20% (0.05203) | 88.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.20% (0.05203) | 75.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2589.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3612 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91425 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036226 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.431987 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3025-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4994 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767873 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348617 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=e82aaa4b4ee0703c879e35ea9321fff6be3e9b6f x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4994
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4994
Change history (0)
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