# CVE-2026-2239: Gimp: gimp: application crash (dos) via crafted psd file due to heap-buffer-overflow

- Severity: CVSS 2.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-04-03

## Affected

- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8/gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. Heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the fread_pascal_string function when processing a specially crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) file. This occurs because the buffer allocated for a Pascal string is not properly null-terminated, leading to an out-of-bounds read when strlen() is subsequently called. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability can cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level Denial of Service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gimp, gimp:2.8/gimp, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2239
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437675
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15812

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