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CVE-2026-2239 json

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

published 2026-03-26 7 mo ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-16339

cvss
2.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 12 2.10.34-1+deb12u8
  • gimp Debian 13 3.0.4-3+deb13u6
  • gimp Debian 14 3.2.0~RC2-3.2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2239

  • gimp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, openSUSE Leap 15.6 2.10.30-150400.3.44.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:0604-1

  • gimp openSUSE Leap 16.0 3.0.8-bp160.2.1
  • gimp openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.0.8-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20275-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10195-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-2239 updated cvss 2.8

gimp: GIMP: Application crash (DoS) via crafted PSD file due to heap-buffer-overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gimp, pygtk2, gimp-libs, pygobject2, python2-cairo, pygtk2-codegen, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gimp, gimp-libs
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
7 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437675 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gitlab.gnome.org https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15812 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 2.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-170 Improper Null Termination

References

Sources

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