# CVE-2026-59089: Gimp: gimp: denial of service via integer overflow in playstation tim loader

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-06 · Updated: 2026-08-21

## Affected

- gimp: 3.2.6
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. The PlayStation TIM loader, responsible for handling PlayStation image files, incorrectly calculates the size of the Color Look-Up Table (CLUT) due to an integer overflow. This occurs when multiplying num_colors and num_cluts, both 16-bit unsigned short integers, resulting in a value exceeding the maximum integer limit. An attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted image file, leading to undefined behavior and causing the GIMP plug-in to abort, effectively resulting in a denial of service.

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59089
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496583
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16493

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