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CVE-2026-78475

Gimp: unbounded stack vla and 21-byte stack over-read in pix (esm) loader

6.1 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Up 0.1 points since Aug 25, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.1

Gimp: unbounded stack vla and 21-byte stack over-read in pix (esm) loader

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.

Record
CVE-2026-78475
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-65004 6.1

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-65004
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-06
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqxg-r7gf-m7m7 6.1

A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PIX...

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.

Record
GHSA-gqxg-r7gf-m7m7
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.1

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.

Record
CVE-2026-78475
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-06
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-78475 6.1

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78475
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-06
OSVOESA-2026-3609 7.8

gimp security update

The GIMP is an image composition and editing program, which can be used for creating logos and other graphics for Web pages. The GIMP offers many tools and filters, and provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, subpixel imaging and antialiasing, and conversions, together with multilevel undo. The GIMP offers a scripting facility, but many of the included scripts rely on fonts that we cannot distribute.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GIMP (Image Processing Software). The issue is categorized as CWE-120 (Buffer Overflow). The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.(CVE-2026-18307)

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIMP DDS (DirectDraw Surface) file parser. When a crafted DDS file declares a D3D9 pixel format but sets a lower bits-per-pixel (bpp) value in the header, the loader allocates an undersized heap buffer. Subsequent pixel data consumption at the real format's stride causes a write past the heap buffer boundary, leading to heap metadata corruption and potential code execution.(CVE-2026-42170)

A flaw was found in the file-pcx plugin in GIMP, affecting 32-bit builds only. When processing a PCX image file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes based on the image dimensions and the number of color planes. If a crafted file sets the number of planes to 4 alongside sufficiently large dimensions, the calculation exceeds the 32-bit integer limit and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when the plugin subsequently writes image data into the undersized buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.(CVE-2026-78465)

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.(CVE-2026-78475)

A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service, or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.(CVE-2026-80101)

Record
OESA-2026-3609
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2026-3610 7.8

gimp security update

The GIMP is an image composition and editing program, which can be used for creating logos and other graphics for Web pages. The GIMP offers many tools and filters, and provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, subpixel imaging and antialiasing, and conversions, together with multilevel undo. The GIMP offers a scripting facility, but many of the included scripts rely on fonts that we cannot distribute.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GIMP (Image Processing Software). The issue is categorized as CWE-120 (Buffer Overflow). The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.(CVE-2026-18307)

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIMP DDS (DirectDraw Surface) file parser. When a crafted DDS file declares a D3D9 pixel format but sets a lower bits-per-pixel (bpp) value in the header, the loader allocates an undersized heap buffer. Subsequent pixel data consumption at the real format's stride causes a write past the heap buffer boundary, leading to heap metadata corruption and potential code execution.(CVE-2026-42170)

A flaw was found in the file-pcx plugin in GIMP, affecting 32-bit builds only. When processing a PCX image file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes based on the image dimensions and the number of color planes. If a crafted file sets the number of planes to 4 alongside sufficiently large dimensions, the calculation exceeds the 32-bit integer limit and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when the plugin subsequently writes image data into the undersized buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.(CVE-2026-78465)

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.(CVE-2026-78475)

A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service, or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.(CVE-2026-80101)

Record
OESA-2026-3610
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2026-3802 7.8

gimp security update

The GIMP is an image composition and editing program, which can be used for creating logos and other graphics for Web pages. The GIMP offers many tools and filters, and provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, subpixel imaging and antialiasing, and conversions, together with multilevel undo. The GIMP offers a scripting facility, but many of the included scripts rely on fonts that we cannot distribute.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GIMP (Image Processing Software). The issue is categorized as CWE-120 (Buffer Overflow). The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.(CVE-2026-18307)

A flaw was found in GIMP's file format plugins, including those for PSD and PAA files. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted image file. This could lead to unexpected application behavior or other potential security impacts without requiring further user interaction.(CVE-2026-59091)

A flaw was found in the file-pcx plugin in GIMP, affecting 32-bit builds only. When processing a PCX image file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes based on the image dimensions and the number of color planes. If a crafted file sets the number of planes to 4 alongside sufficiently large dimensions, the calculation exceeds the 32-bit integer limit and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when the plugin subsequently writes image data into the undersized buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.(CVE-2026-78465)

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.(CVE-2026-78475)

A flaw was found in the Seattle FilmWorks plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without integer overflow checks, causing an unbounded stack allocation. This issue leads to an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.(CVE-2026-79902)

A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service, or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.(CVE-2026-80101)

Record
OESA-2026-3802
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-78475 6.1

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78475
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11771-1 No score

gimp-3.2.6-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gimp-3.2.6-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11771-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21869-1 No score

Security update for gimp

This update for gimp fixes the following issues:

Changes in gimp:

  • CVE-2026-78465: 32-bit integer overflow in PCX image memory calculations can cause undersized heap allocations (bsc#1277378)
  • CVE-2026-78475: unbounded variable-length stack allocations in the PIX loader can cause stack exhaustion crashes and stack memory disclosures (bsc#1277380)
  • CVE-2026-80101: independent header field validation in the XWD loader can cause heap out-of-bounds reads (bsc#1276911)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21869-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gimp
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
2.10.34-12.10.34-1+deb12u12.10.34-1+deb12u102.10.34-1+deb12u22.10.34-1+deb12u3
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2.10.34-1+deb12u42.10.34-1+deb12u52.10.34-1+deb12u62.10.34-1+deb12u72.10.34-1+deb12u82.10.34-1+deb12u92.10.36-12.10.36-22.10.36-32.10.38-12.10.38-22.99.10-12.99.12-12.99.12-22.99.14-12.99.14-22.99.16-12.99.16-22.99.18-13.0.0-13.0.0-23.0.0~RC1-13.0.0~RC1-33.0.0~RC1-43.0.0~RC2-13.0.0~RC3-13.0.2-13.0.2-23.0.2-33.0.2-3.13.0.4-13.0.4-23.0.4-33.0.4-43.0.4-53.0.4-63.0.4-6.13.0.4-6.23.0.6-13.2.0-13.2.0~RC2-13.2.0~RC2-23.2.0~RC2-33.2.0~RC2-3.13.2.0~RC2-3.2
None known
gimp
Debian:13
before 3.0.4-3+deb13u11, plus listed versions
3.0.4-33.0.4-3+deb13u13.0.4-3+deb13u103.0.4-3+deb13u23.0.4-3+deb13u3
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3.0.4-3+deb13u43.0.4-3+deb13u53.0.4-3+deb13u63.0.4-3+deb13u73.0.4-3+deb13u83.0.4-3+deb13u9
3.0.4-3+deb13u11
gimp
Debian:14
before 3.2.6-1, plus listed versions
3.0.4-33.0.4-43.0.4-53.0.4-63.0.4-6.1
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3.0.4-6.23.0.6-13.2.0-13.2.0~RC2-13.2.0~RC2-23.2.0~RC2-33.2.0~RC2-3.13.2.0~RC2-3.23.2.0~RC2-3.33.2.0~RC3-13.2.2-13.2.4-13.2.4-23.2.4-3
3.2.6-1
gimp
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 3.0.2-20.oe2403sp1
3.0.2-20.oe2403sp1
gimp
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP3
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 3.0.2-20.oe2403sp3
3.0.2-20.oe2403sp3
gimp
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP4
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 3.2.4-8.oe2403sp4
3.2.4-8.oe2403sp4
gimp
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.14-1ubuntu22.8.14-1.2ubuntu12.8.16-1ubuntu12.8.16-1ubuntu1.12.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm12.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm22.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm3
None known
gimp
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.20-12.8.20-1.12.8.20-22.8.22-12.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm22.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
None known
gimp
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.10.8-22.10.14-22.10.14-2build12.10.14-2ubuntu12.10.14-3
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2.10.18-12.10.18-1ubuntu0.12.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm12.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm22.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
None known
gimp
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.10.24-22.10.28-12.10.30-12.10.30-1build12.10.30-1ubuntu0.12.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm12.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm22.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gimp
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.10.34-12.10.36-12.10.36-22.10.36-3build22.10.36-3build3
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2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.12.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm12.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm22.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm3
None known
gimp
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
3.2.2-13.2.4-13.2.4-23.2.4-33.2.6-1
None known
gimp
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.0.4-6.13.0.4-6.23.0.6-13.2.0~RC2-23.2.0~RC2-3
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3.2.0~RC2-3.13.2.0~RC2-3.23.2.0~RC2-3.33.2.0~RC3-13.2.0-13.2.2-13.2.2-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
None known
gimp
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 3.2.6-1.1
3.2.6-1.1
gimp
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 3.0.8-bp160.9.1
3.0.8-bp160.9.1

History

History
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affectedOSV
affected
referencesEUVD, NVD
factsCVE List
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-78475 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Gimp, published August 24, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. Fixed in gimp 3.0.4-3+deb13u11.

References

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