GIMP PNM 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 PNM 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-28273.
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-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygtk2 | Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-devel-tools | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Jan 5, 2026 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp | Jan 23, 2026 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-libs | Jan 22, 2026 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade gimpUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-doc | Jan 26, 2026 | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgimp2.0t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade gimp (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgimp2.0 (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 |
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