CVE-2026-6694

Published: Ago 03, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 03, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 5,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high

Description

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A flaw was found in GIMP's file-png plugin. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) image containing an oversized tRNS chunk. This can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121), causing the file-png plugin to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user.

120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Incomplete
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability
Potential Impacts:
Modify Memory Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Memory-Unsafe, C, C++, Assembly
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6694
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6694
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459779
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459779