GIMP FF 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 FF 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-27836.
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-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-devel | Dec 2, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairo | Nov 28, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfo | Nov 25, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-devel-tools | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
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