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CVE-2026-78465

7.0 high SSVC exploitation: poc Analyzed

A flaw was found in the file-pcx plugin in GIMP, affecting 32-bit builds only. When processing a PCX image file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes based on the image dimensions and the number of color planes. If a crafted file sets the number of planes to 4 alongside sufficiently large dimensions, the calculation exceeds the 32-bit integer limit and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when the plugin subsequently writes image data into the undersized buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.

Fix

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4

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Change history 1

  1. First seenCVSS 7.0 · gimpNVD modified 2026-10-14 13:10

Affected (CPE criteria) 2

  • cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 4