CVE-2026-4887
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.1 · CWE-193
6.1CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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).
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16484
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17533
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19362
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20552
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20553
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20554
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20691
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25899