CVE-2005-0654 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash GIMP by providing GIF images with zero height or width, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0654?
CVE-2005-0654 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 7 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
gifload.exe in GIMP 2.0.5, 2.2.3, and possibly 2.2.4 allows remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the image descriptor (1) height or (2) width fields set to zero.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0654?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gimp Gimp.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0654?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-0654 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0654 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qgx-xr8h-243x.