CVE-2022-32990 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 24 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service in GIMP by tricking users into opening a crafted XCF file, triggering an unhandled exception.

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-2022-32990?

CVE-2022-32990 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 24 Jun 2022. 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

An issue in gimp_layer_invalidate_boundary of GNOME GIMP 2.10.30 allows attackers to trigger an unhandled exception via a crafted XCF file, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

Weakness: CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32990?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`gimp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3	All versions	`2.10.12-150300.9.6.1`
`gimp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4	All versions	`2.10.30-150400.3.6.2`
`gimp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5	All versions	`2.8.18-9.24.1`
`gimp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5	All versions	`2.8.18-9.24.1`
`gimp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3	All versions	`2.10.12-150300.9.6.1`
`gimp` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4	All versions	`2.10.30-150400.3.6.2`
`gimp` openSUSE:Leap 15.3	All versions	`2.10.12-150300.9.6.1`
`gimp` openSUSE:Leap 15.4	All versions	`2.10.30-150400.3.6.2`

Products include Gimp Gimp.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32990?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2022-32990 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32990, GHSA-fj77-3fg4-77vh, MGASA-2022-0330, SUSE-SU-2022:2867-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3106-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3107-1 and 1 more.