UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78475 (CVE-2026-78475)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-08-24 18:17 – Updated: 2026-09-02 16:27 – Source website
VLAI
Details
A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PIX image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without proper bounds checking, causing an unbounded stack allocation followed by a 21-byte stack over-read. This can result in a denial of service due to stack exhaustion and a limited information disclosure of stack memory contents into an intermediate file.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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