diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index dc1b521b6e..66538e69cb 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/gcc-cross-environment-variables.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/gcc-libvtv-runpath.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/gcc-5.0-libvtv-runpath.patch		\
+  %D%/packages/patches/gegl-CVE-2012-4433.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/geoclue-config.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/ghostscript-CVE-2015-3228.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/ghostscript-runpath.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
index bd2794305b..b11791b921 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix build-system glib-or-gtk)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages algebra)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ provided as well as the framework to add new color models and data types.")
                                         "/" name "-" version ".tar.bz2")))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "09nlv06li9nrn74ifpm7223mxpg0s7cii702z72cpbwrjh6nlbnz"))))
+                "09nlv06li9nrn74ifpm7223mxpg0s7cii702z72cpbwrjh6nlbnz"))
+              (patches (search-patches "gegl-CVE-2012-4433.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(;; More than just the one test disabled below now fails; disable them
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/gegl-CVE-2012-4433.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/gegl-CVE-2012-4433.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7352b78dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/gegl-CVE-2012-4433.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+From: Michael Gilbert <mgilbert@debian.org>
+Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 17:34:32 +0200
+Subject: Fix_CVE-2012-4433
+
+Multiple buffer overflow issues.
+
+Closes: #692435
+---
+ operations/external/ppm-load.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
+ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/operations/external/ppm-load.c b/operations/external/ppm-load.c
+index efe6d56..465096d 100644
+--- a/operations/external/ppm-load.c
++++ b/operations/external/ppm-load.c
+@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ gegl_chant_file_path (path, _("File"), "", _("Path of file to load."))
+ #include "gegl-chant.h"
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <errno.h>
+ 
+ typedef enum {
+   PIXMAP_ASCII  = 51,
+@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ typedef enum {
+ 
+ typedef struct {
+ 	map_type   type;
+-	gint       width;
+-	gint       height;
++	glong      width;
++	glong      height;
+         gsize      numsamples; /* width * height * channels */
+         gsize      bpc;        /* bytes per channel */
+ 	guchar    *data;
+@@ -82,12 +83,33 @@ ppm_load_read_header(FILE       *fp,
+       }
+ 
+     /* Get Width and Height */
+-    img->width  = strtol (header,&ptr,0);
+-    img->height = atoi (ptr);
+-    img->numsamples = img->width * img->height * CHANNEL_COUNT;
++    errno = 0;
++    img->width  = strtol (header,&ptr,10);
++    if (errno)
++      {
++        g_warning ("Error reading width: %s", strerror(errno));
++        return FALSE;
++      }
++    else if (img->width < 0)
++      {
++        g_warning ("Error: width is negative");
++        return FALSE;
++      }
++
++    img->height = strtol (ptr,&ptr,10);
++    if (errno)
++      {
++        g_warning ("Error reading height: %s", strerror(errno));
++        return FALSE;
++      }
++    else if (img->width < 0)
++      {
++        g_warning ("Error: height is negative");
++        return FALSE;
++      }
+ 
+     fgets (header,MAX_CHARS_IN_ROW,fp);
+-    maxval = strtol (header,&ptr,0);
++    maxval = strtol (header,&ptr,10);
+ 
+     if ((maxval != 255) && (maxval != 65535))
+       {
+@@ -109,6 +131,16 @@ ppm_load_read_header(FILE       *fp,
+       g_warning ("%s: Programmer stupidity error", G_STRLOC);
+     }
+ 
++    /* Later on, img->numsamples is multiplied with img->bpc to allocate
++     * memory. Ensure it doesn't overflow. */
++    if (!img->width || !img->height ||
++        G_MAXSIZE / img->width / img->height / CHANNEL_COUNT < img->bpc)
++      {
++        g_warning ("Illegal width/height: %ld/%ld", img->width, img->height);
++        return FALSE;
++      }
++    img->numsamples = img->width * img->height * CHANNEL_COUNT;
++
+     return TRUE;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -229,12 +261,24 @@ process (GeglOperation       *operation,
+   if (!ppm_load_read_header (fp, &img))
+     goto out;
+ 
+-  rect.height = img.height;
+-  rect.width = img.width;
+-
+   /* Allocating Array Size */
++
++  /* Should use g_try_malloc(), but this causes crashes elsewhere because the
++   * error signalled by returning FALSE isn't properly acted upon. Therefore
++   * g_malloc() is used here which aborts if the requested memory size can't be
++   * allocated causing a controlled crash. */
+   img.data = (guchar*) g_malloc (img.numsamples * img.bpc);
+ 
++  /* No-op without g_try_malloc(), see above. */
++  if (! img.data)
++    {
++      g_warning ("Couldn't allocate %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes, giving up.", ((gsize)img.numsamples * img.bpc));
++      goto out;
++    }
++
++  rect.height = img.height;
++  rect.width = img.width;
++
+   switch (img.bpc)
+     {
+     case 1: