🛡️ CVE-2026-6694 on Ubuntu — gimp
Description
A flaw was found in GIMP's file-png plugin. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) image containing an oversized tRNS chunk. This can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121), causing the file-png plugin to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-6694 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package gimp. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6694 is classified as CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. Input is copied into a fixed-size buffer without a length check, overwriting memory past the end of it.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6694 is recorded against 1 package.
- gimp
Timeline and source
Published on 3 August 2026 and last revised on 10 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
gitlab.gnome.org (Report)
access.redhat.com (Report)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Report)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gimp | — | — |
References
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