CVE-2026-79902

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 v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79902	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523512	Permissions Required
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16582	Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16582	Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-26 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-01 14:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-79902

Mitre link : CVE-2026-79902

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-79902

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gimp

gimp

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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