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CVE-2006-3404
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…
- 5.1MediumCVSS base score
- 4.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 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)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-3400 (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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