CVE-2026-6384 HIGH

CVE-2026-6384: Gimp: gimp: arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in gif image processing

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-120
Published April 15, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated