GIMP XPM 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 XPM 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-28901.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade python2-cairo | May 14, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimpUpgrade python2-cairo-devel | May 21, 2026 | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-debugsource | May 13, 2026 | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-libsUpgrade python2-cairo | May 18, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade libgimpui-3_0-0Upgrade libgimpui-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade gimp-extension-goat-excercisesUpgrade libgimp-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgimp-3_0-0Upgrade gimp-valaUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-plugin-aaUpgrade gimp-plugin-python3Upgrade libgimpui-2_0-0Upgrade libgimp-2_0-0Upgrade gimp-lang | Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
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