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CVE-2026-2239

Gimp: gimp: application crash (dos) via crafted psd file due to heap-buffer-overflow

Published: Mar 26, 2026Updated: Apr 3, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-170
NVD MITRE
2.8CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. Heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the fread_pascal_string function when processing a specially crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) file. This occurs because the buffer allocated for a Pascal string is not properly null-terminated, leading to an out-of-bounds read when strlen() is subsequently called. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability can cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level Denial of Service.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-170

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gimpgimp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
gimposs-projectConsumer Softwareaka gimp
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

Exploitability

Workaround Available

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2239
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437675
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15812
gitlab.gnome.org

Timeline

Published
Mar 26, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026

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