CVE-2026-96546

A one-byte out-of-bounds heap read flaw was found in GIMP's uncompressed DDS image loader. When a user opens an uncompressed DDS image, the file-dds plug-in performs an unconditional one-byte look-ahead after processing the final pixel. This may cause the plug-in to crash if the byte immediately following the pixel buffer is inaccessible; no information disclosure or code execution has been demonstrated.

CVSS v3 2.5 LOW

2.5^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96546
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539601
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16802
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16802

Configurations

No configuration.

History

25 Sep 2026, 18:17

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References	~~() https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16802 -~~	() https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16802 -

23 Sep 2026, 19:19

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-23 19:19

Updated : 2026-09-25 18:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-96546

Mitre link : CVE-2026-96546

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-96546

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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