CVE-2026-78465

Gimp: integer overflow in pcx loader (planes=4) leads to heap overflow on 32-bit

State
Published
Severity
7.0 High
Published
Aug 24, 2026
Updated
Aug 31, 2026
Reserved
Aug 24, 2026

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affected Products

ProductVersions
GIMPGNOME
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat

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