Description
GIMP DCM File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DCM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27863.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-911/
Patch vendor-advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/3d909166463731e94dfe62042d76225ecfc4c1e4
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-122
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
11.0
gimp/gimp
3.0.4
Published
Oct 29, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026