GIMP DCM 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 DCM 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-27863.
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 gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegen | Dec 2, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2 | Nov 28, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade gimp | Nov 25, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsource | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gimp (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgimp2.0 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgimp2.0t64 (Ubuntu Pro) | Feb 25, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 |
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