CVE-2026-18300
HIGH
7,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
GIMP HDR File Parsing Integer 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 HDR files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29289.
190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
Access Control
Other
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Instability
Modify Memory
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Alter Execution Logic
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Not Language-Specific, C
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gegl/-/commit/d3d262008299341c5b032b354021632cea…
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-453/