CVE-2016-4994 Use after free in n/a
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4994 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-4994 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 12 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Gimp Gimp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4994/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4994/index.md)
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code in GIMP by tricking users into opening a crafted XCF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4994?
CVE-2016-4994 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 12 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4994?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
gimp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-devel-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-help Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-ca Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-da Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-de Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-el Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-en_GB Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-es Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-fr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-it Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-ja Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-ko Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-nl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-nn Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-pt_BR Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-ru Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-sl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-sv Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-zh_CN Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-devel-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 2:2.8.16-3.el7 |
gimp-help Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-ca Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-da Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-de Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-el Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-en_GB Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-es Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-fr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-it Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-ja Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-ko Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-nl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
gimp-help-nn Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.8.2-1.el7 |
Products include Gimp Gimp.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4994?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-4994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4994, DLA-525-1, DSA-3612-1, GHSA-94h5-f27v-4pc3, MGASA-2016-0241, RHSA-2016:2589 and 4 more.