GNOME gThumb before 3.10.1 allows an application crash via a malformed JPEG image.
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
GNOME gThumb before 3.10.1 allows an application crash via a malformed JPEG image.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00708 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36427
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vx5q-6vmv-w8gj
References
More GNOME Gthumb vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-14586 A heap-based buffer overflow in _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-13238 An issue was discovered in gThumb through 3.6.2. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-36427 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36427 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vx5q-6vmv-w8gj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-36427 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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