SB2016063018 - Fedora 23 update for gimp
Published: June 30, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016063018
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Arbitrary code execution in GIMP (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4994)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
The vulnerability allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free memory error in the parsing of channel. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target user's system by sending a specially crafted XCF file to a vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.