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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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| 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
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-15T20:01:40.521Z
Reserved: 2026-04-15T18:38:30.106Z
Link: CVE-2026-40919
Updated: 2026-04-15T19:36:23.099Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-15T20:16:37.430
Modified: 2026-04-15T20:16:37.430
Link: CVE-2026-40919
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