VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-79902
When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without integer overflow checks, causing an unbounded stack allocation.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.20%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in the Seattle FilmWorks plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without integer overflow checks, causing an unbounded stack allocation. This issue leads to an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- gimp/gimp
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79902Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523512Permissions Required
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16582Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16582Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.