Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s Hot color filter plug-in. For very large images, a pixel buffer is allocated using overflowing 32-bit width * height (and related) arithmetic while the filter’s pixel access path uses the true image size, after integer overflow in the allocation size
Published: 2026-10-07
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not run the Hot filter (or similar heavy filters) on untrusted images with extreme dimensions; limit canvas size in untrusted workflows

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History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s Hot color filter plug-in. For very large images, a pixel buffer is allocated using overflowing 32-bit width * height (and related) arithmetic while the filter’s pixel access path uses the true image size, after integer overflow in the allocation size
Title Gimp: gimp: heap buffer overflow in hot color filter on oversized image
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-119
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': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T17:36:19.551Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T14:27:39.430Z

Link: CVE-2026-106067

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer