Improper Null Termination Affecting gimp package, versions <3.2.0~RC2-3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GIMP-15253593
  • published10 Feb 2026
  • disclosed26 Mar 2026

Introduced: 10 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-2239  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-170  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable gimp to version 3.2.0~RC2-3.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gimp package and not the gimp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in GIMP. Heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the fread_pascal_string function when processing a specially crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) file. This occurs because the buffer allocated for a Pascal string is not properly null-terminated, leading to an out-of-bounds read when strlen() is subsequently called. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability can cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level Denial of Service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1