Findings

CVE-2026-6384

A flaw was found in gimp.

Published Apr 15, 2026 · updated Sep 30, 2026 · gimp gimp

A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.

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Timeline

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  1. Apr 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.

  2. Sep 30, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.

Affected

  • cpe gimp/gimpversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6384

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6384

    A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbit

    nvd.nist.gov

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