Crash or heap disclosure via unchecked VQ bounds
Published Aug 28, 2026 · Updated Aug 28, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in GIMP's file-pvr VQ decoder allows attackers to crash the application or disclose limited heap data via a crafted PVR file. The compressed VQ decoder reads image data without confirming that each access remains within the allocated heap buffer. A user must open the malicious file; the bounded consequences are process termination and limited exposure of heap contents, with no reported data modification.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in GIMP's file-pvr VQ decoder allows attackers to crash the application or disclose limited heap data via a crafted PVR file. The compressed VQ decoder reads image data without confirming that each access remains within the allocated heap buffer. A user must open the malicious file; the bounded consequences are process termination and limited exposure of heap contents, with no reported data modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82330
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- GIMP work item 16586 proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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