GIMP WBMP File Parsing Integer 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 WBMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27878.
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 pygtk2-docUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-libs | Dec 2, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2 | Nov 28, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoNo solution exists | Nov 25, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2 | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
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