Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Important 2026-08-20T16:23:19 gimp: GIMP: Remote code execution via TIF file parsing vulnerability 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE-120

GIMP TIF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer 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 TIF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29399.

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a stack-based buffer overflow in the TIF file parsing component, allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. User interaction is required, as the target must open a specially crafted malicious TIF file. The issue stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied data length before copying it to a buffer, leading to potential code execution in the context of the current process.

To mitigate this vulnerability, users should avoid opening TIF image files from untrusted or unknown sources. As this flaw requires user interaction to open a malicious file, exercising caution with file origins can prevent exploitation. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 2026-09-02T00:00:00Z RHSA-2026:62507 gimp:2.8-8100020260824165450.4c9c024f Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z RHSA-2026:61587 gimp-2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Out of support scope gimp Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Affected gimp https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18303 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18303 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/5633b362026c6e5b2beb559a10cd76fa32a47592 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-456/