A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

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Users should avoid opening untrusted PCX image files with GIMP. If GIMP is not required, consider removing the `gimp` package to eliminate this attack vector.

History

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
References

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gimp
Gimp gimp
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gimp
Gimp gimp

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gnome
Gnome gimp
Vendors & Products Gnome
Gnome gimp

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP’s PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Title Gimp: gimp: memory disclosure and denial of service via specially crafted pcx image Gimp: gimp:memory disclosure and denial of service via specially crafted pcx image
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP’s PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Title Gimp: gimp: memory disclosure and denial of service via specially crafted pcx image
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-193
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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T23:49:32.940Z

Reserved: 2026-03-26T11:33:19.455Z

Link: CVE-2026-4887

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-26T12:58:42.644Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-26T13:16:30.780

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:16:39.680

Link: CVE-2026-4887

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-26T11:35:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-4887 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T09:28:41Z

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