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CVE-2026-79902Disclosure(gimp / gimp)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-190

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • gimp

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
gimp
Products
gimp

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-30: 2Technical Details · 2026-08-30: 208-30
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* 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 th… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79902 ----- Traducción: Se encontró una fa… https://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The text announces the discovery of CVE-2026-79902, a flaw in GIMP's Seattle FilmWorks plugin where specially crafted images allocate a variable-length array; no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation is mentioned.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    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 th… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79902

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-79902 is an announced vulnerability in the Seattle FilmWorks GIMP plugin causing a VLA allocation when handling a crafted image; no exploitation, patch, or PoC details are provided.

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