CVE-2026-106064 Gimp: gimp: heap buffer overflow in gif export on oversized image dimensions

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

An attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow in GIMP's GIF export by providing oversized image dimensions, potentially leading to code execution or application crash.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-106064?

CVE-2026-106064 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 7 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s GIF export plug-in. Exporting an image with very large width and height can cause 32-bit overflow when computing the pixel buffer size. The plug-in allocates a buffer based on the wrapped value while GEGL writes using the true image extent, rooted in integer overflow

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106064?

How do I fix CVE-2026-106064?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-106064 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-106064 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106064 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106064, GHSA-v6pf-7x6j-gpfr, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-106064.

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