A flaw was found in the file-fits plugin in GIMP. When processing a FITS image file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes using signed 32-bit integers for width and height. If a crafted file sets both values to large values, their product exceeds 2^31 and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when cfitsio subsequently writes a full row of pixels in the buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66758 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507475 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16528 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · gimp, redhatNVD modified 2026-10-12 03:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 6
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 7
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50817 Issue Tracking
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62507
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73768
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80509
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66758 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507475 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16528 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory