What is CVE-2026-6384?

CVE-2026-6384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-6384?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Gimp

CVE-2026-6384

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (17.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gimp
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6384?: CVE-2026-6384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-6384?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.