Denial of Service Vulnerability in GNOME GIMP by Unhandled Exception via XCF Files
CVE-2022-32990

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gimp

Status
Gimp
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 June 2022

What is CVE-2022-32990?

A vulnerability in the GNOME GIMP application allows attackers to craft malicious XCF files that exploit an issue in the gimp_layer_invalidate_boundary function, leading to an unhandled exception. This can result in a Denial of Service (DoS), rendering the application unusable when the compromised file is processed.

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/8230
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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