VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-6694

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-03
Last modified2026-09-04
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-120

Primary references