Description
A one-byte out-of-bounds heap read flaw was found in GIMP's uncompressed DDS image loader. When a user opens an uncompressed DDS image, the file-dds plug-in performs an unconditional one-byte look-ahead after processing the final pixel. This may cause the plug-in to crash if the byte immediately following the pixel buffer is inaccessible; no information disclosure or code execution has been demonstrated.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 2.5 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Avoid importing uncompressed DDS images from untrusted sources. No application-level mitigation that preserves processing of untrusted DDS files is known.

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History

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gimp
Gimp gimp
Vendors & Products Gimp
Gimp gimp

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description A one-byte out-of-bounds heap read flaw was found in GIMP's uncompressed DDS image loader. When a user opens an uncompressed DDS image, the file-dds plug-in performs an unconditional one-byte look-ahead after processing the final pixel. This may cause the plug-in to crash if the byte immediately following the pixel buffer is inaccessible; no information disclosure or code execution has been demonstrated.
Title Gimp: gimp: one-byte out-of-bounds heap read in the uncompressed dds loader
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Gimp Gimp
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T17:56:03.542Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T12:35:08.176Z

Link: CVE-2026-96546

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-25T17:55:39.847Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-23T19:19:54.373

Modified: 2026-09-25T18:17:34.120

Link: CVE-2026-96546

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-09-22T05:59:16Z

Links: CVE-2026-96546 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T09:09:41Z

Weaknesses