CVE-2026-42169CWE-131

CVE-2026-42169

High · published August 4, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the APNG (Animated PNG) file loader of GIMP. This flaw occurs when the `fcTL` width exceeds the `IHDR` width, leading to pixel data being written past the end of a heap allocation. Additionally, a heap-based buffer overflow exists in the DDS plug-in due to a BPP mismatch in the `load_layer()` function. Both vulnerabilities can be triggered by opening a specially crafted image file, potentially leading to code execution.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00133 · 2.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-131 · Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
Published
2026-08-04T08:16Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
redhat/enterprise_linuxall versions—
redhat/enterprise_linux_eusall versions—
References (5)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 AUG 03:15Z
    Gimp: gimp apng loader heap-buffer-overflow when fctl width exceeds ihdr width (file-png.c)
    cvelistv5