CVE-2026-4887

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Risk Information

Base Score

7.1

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.087

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-4887 are affected in GIMP 3.1.9	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-0797,CVE-2026-2048,CVE-2026-4887 are affected in GIMP 3.2.0-rc1	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-4887 are affected in GIMP 3.2.0-rc2	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-2239,CVE-2026-4887 are affected in GIMP 3.2.0-rc3	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-2271,CVE-2026-4887 are affected in GIMP 3.2.0-rc2	Windows

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234