CVE-2026-40916 — MEDIUM (5.0)

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the TIM image loader's 4BPP decoding path allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By opening a specially crafted TIM image file, the application crashes due to an unconditional overflow when writing to a variable-length array.

CVSS Score

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gimp	Gimp	-
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40916Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458745Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-40916?

CVE-2026-40916 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in GIMP. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the TIM image loader's 4BPP decoding path allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By opening a specially crafted TIM ...

How severe is CVE-2026-40916?

CVE-2026-40916 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40916?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gimp Gimp, Redhat Enterprise Linux.