A flaw was found in GIMP. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the TIM image loader's 4BPP decoding path allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By opening a specially crafted TIM image file, the application crashes due to an unconditional overflow when writing to a variable-length array.

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To mitigate this issue, users should avoid opening untrusted TIM image files with GIMP. As a general security practice, users should exercise caution when handling files from unknown or suspicious sources.

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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in GIMP. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the TIM image loader's 4BPP decoding path allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By opening a specially crafted TIM image file, the application crashes due to an unconditional overflow when writing to a variable-length array.
Title Gimp: gimp: denial of service due to stack buffer overflow in tim image loader
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T19:59:03.461Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T18:38:30.106Z

Link: CVE-2026-40916

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T20:16:36.900

Modified: 2026-04-15T20:16:36.900

Link: CVE-2026-40916

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