CVE-2026-78475
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PIX image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without proper bounds checking, causing an unbounded stack allocation followed by a 21-byte stack over-read. This can result in a denial of service due to stack exhaustion and a limited information disclosure of stack memory contents into an intermediate file.
cvss
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weaknesses
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2986GIMP: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GIMP ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen.
sources
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references (3) nvd
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78475Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522072Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16580Issue TrackingVendor AdvisoryMitigation
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