PT-2026-28660 · Gimp+1 · Gimp+1

Published 2026-01-01 · Updated 2026-05-20 · CVE-2026-4887

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GIMP (affected versions not specified)

Description A heap buffer over-read exists in the PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PCX image, potentially leading to out-of-bounds memory disclosure or an application crash, which results in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-193

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2026:16484

ALSA-2026:17533

CVE-2026-4887

Affected Products

Gimp

Rocky Linux

References · 38

• 🔥 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15960 · Exploit
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-16484.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20553 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4887 · Security Note
• https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-17533.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:17533 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4887 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-4887 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17533 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451669 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-17533.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:16484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:16484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:17533 · Vendor Advisory