CVE-2026-6384: Gimp: gimp: arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in gif image processing

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-15 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-120

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.

Affected products

GIMP: all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6384
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458749
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6384
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458749
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6384.json

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