CVE-2026-4887

MEDIUM

6.1

Description

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).

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.1

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published3/26/2026

Last Modified3/26/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-193

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4887(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451669(secalert@redhat.com)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15960(secalert@redhat.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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