CVE-2026-6384
published 2026-04-15CVE-2026-6384: A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond…
PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.26%
17.7th percentile
A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
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| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat7.3HIGH
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Red Hat
gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing
vendor_redhat·2026-04-15·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2026-6384 [HIGH] CWE-120 gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing
gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing
A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.
Statement: Important: This flaw in GIMP's GIF image processing component allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow by providing a specially crafted GIF file. This could lead to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires user interaction to open a malicious GIF file.
Mitigation: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available opti
VulDB
GIMP GIF Image buffer overflow
vuldb·2026-04-16·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2026-6384 [HIGH] GIMP GIF Image buffer overflow
A vulnerability was found in GIMP. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component GIF Image Handler. This manipulation causes buffer overflow.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-6384. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
GHSA
GHSA-qh37-w9pg-j55f: A flaw was found in gimp
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-04-15
CVE-2026-6384 [HIGH] CWE-120 GHSA-qh37-w9pg-j55f: A flaw was found in gimp
A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-6384 gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2026-04-15·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2026-6384 [HIGH] CVE-2026-6384 gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing [fedora-all]
CVE-2026-6384 gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing [fedora-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-6384 gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing
bugzilla·2026-04-15·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2026-6384 [HIGH] CVE-2026-6384 gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing
CVE-2026-6384 gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in GIF image processing
A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.
2026-04-15
Published