Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Gimp - CVE-2022-32990
Published: August 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66706
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32990
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gimp Team
Affected software:
Gimp
Gimp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to unhandled exception within the gimp_layer_invalidate_boundary() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted XCF file and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-32990
Install updates from vendor's website.