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.
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Workaround
To mitigate this vulnerability, do not open PIX files from untrusted sources with GIMP.
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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Gimp: unbounded stack vla and 21-byte stack over-read in pix (esm) loader | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-24T17:20:48.050Z
Reserved: 2026-08-24T16:51:43.273Z
Link: CVE-2026-78475
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-24T18:17:34.807
Modified: 2026-08-24T18:17:34.807
Link: CVE-2026-78475
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