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NVD description
A flaw was found in GIMP. Processing a specially crafted PVR image file with large dimensions can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This occurs due to a stack-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read in the PVR image loader, causing the application to crash. Systems that process untrusted PVR image files are affected.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
NONE
Momentum
NONE
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5 versions affected across 2 products
CVE-2026-40918 A flaw was found in GIMP. Processing a specially crafted PVR image file with large dimensions can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This occurs due to a stack-based … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40918
Post summary
The advisory discloses a stack‑based denial‑of‑service flaw in GIMP that is triggered by processing specially crafted large PVR image files.
5 of 5 entries
| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | gimp | gimp | - | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 | - | - |