# 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 denia

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-07-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016527
- http://www.osvdb.org/27037
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102720-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200070-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440987/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21182
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441012/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18877
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-08.xml
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-522
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21459
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2703
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0598.html
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346742
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4634
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21170
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=377049
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23044
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1116
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21198
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:127
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-312-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21069

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