A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` 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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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` 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.
Title Gimp: gimp: arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in gif image processing
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-120
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T19:31:32.484Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T18:39:13.651Z

Link: CVE-2026-6384

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T19:31:29.295Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T20:16:44.033

Modified: 2026-04-15T20:16:44.033

Link: CVE-2026-6384

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