Buffer overflow in the xcf_load_vector function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c for gimp before 2.2.12 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a…

Description

Buffer overflow in the xcf_load_vector function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c for gimp before 2.2.12 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XCF file with a large num_axes value in the VECTORS property.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.6% · top 8.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (31)

• 1016527 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 27037 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 102720 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 200070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 20060724 Re: [ GLSA 200607-08 ] GIMP: Buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 21182 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20060724 ERRATA: [ GLSA 200607-08 ] GIMP: Buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 18877 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• GLSA-200607-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-522 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 21459 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2703 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2006:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0598 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346742 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4634 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 21170 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=377049 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 23044 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1116 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5908 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 21198 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:127 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• USN-312-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 21069 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11259 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20979 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20976 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20060724 rPSA-2006-0135-1 gimp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 21104 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• gimp-xcfloadvector-bo(27687) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:30 UTC.