GIMP XWD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XWD files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27823.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-devel | Dec 2, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimp-libs | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-gfx/gimp. | Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2 | Nov 28, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimpUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-debugsource | Nov 25, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-devel | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgimp2.0t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgimp2.0 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade gimp (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 |
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