ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
CVE-2026-6694
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.
Published 03 Aug 2026, 06:16 UTC
Last modified 03 Aug 2026, 06:16 UTC
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Attack profile
The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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