CVE-2026-79902
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CVE-2026-79902 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the Seattle FilmWorks plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without integer overflow checks, causing an unbounded stack allocation. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the Seattle FilmWorks plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without integer overflow checks, causing an unbounded stack allocation. This issue leads to an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gimp | Gimp | <= 3.3.1 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79902Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523512Permissions Required
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16582Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16582Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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