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-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-devel-tools | Dec 2, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade python2-cairo | Nov 28, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp | Nov 25, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
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