HIGH 7.0 NVD
CVE-2026-78465
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 b
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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78465
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2522057
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16578
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16578
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 was published on 2026-08-24 via NVD.
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