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Vendor Workaround
To mitigate this vulnerability, users should exercise caution and avoid opening untrusted Seattle Filmworks (.sfw) files with GIMP. Processing untrusted files can trigger the buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.
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Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200
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Gimp gimp |
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Gimp
Gimp gimp |
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:15:00 +0200
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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:15:00 +0200
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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200
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| Description | A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a buffer overflow in the `file-seattle-filmworks` plugin, can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker could leverage this to cause a denial of service (DoS), leading to the plugin crashing and potentially impacting the stability of the GIMP application. | |
| Title | Gimp: gimp: denial of service via specially crafted seattle filmworks file | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat enterprise Linux |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-28T18:45:51.096Z
Reserved: 2026-04-15T18:38:30.106Z
Link: CVE-2026-40919
Updated: 2026-04-15T19:36:23.099Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-04-15T20:16:37.430
Modified: 2026-10-26T21:10:00.170
Link: CVE-2026-40919
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Updated: 2026-04-16T11:12:16Z
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CWE-787
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