Vulnerability in Gimp
CVE-2026-2239
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.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Gimp — versions 3.2.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2239?
- CVE-2026-2239 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Improper Null Termination. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2026-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2239?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.