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