Buffer Overflow Affecting gimp-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-GIMPDEVEL-18549778
  • published5 Aug 2026
  • disclosed20 Apr 2026

Introduced: 20 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-6694  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 gimp-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gimp-devel package and not the gimp-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in GIMP's file-png plugin. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) image containing an oversized tRNS chunk. This can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121), causing the file-png plugin to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1