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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2239Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437675Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15812Exploit, Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 26, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed