GIMP ICNS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 ICNS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27684.
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 pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2-doc | Dec 2, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-devel | Nov 28, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygtk2-develNo solution existsUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libs | Nov 25, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-codegen | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
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