5.1

CVE-2006-3404: gimp Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2006:0598DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3404DSA-1116
Published 06-07-2006Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-3404 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gimp. EPSS estimates a 4.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 06-07-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.61% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
4.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
  • gimp< 1:2.0.5-6
  • gimp-debuginfo< 1:2.0.5-6
  • gimp-devel< 1:2.0.5-6
Debian1 product
  • gimp< 2.2.6-1sarge1 | < 2.2.11-3.1
Gimp1 product

3 vendors · 5 products

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