A flaw was found in GIMP. An integer overflow vulnerability exists when processing ICO image files, specifically in the `ico_read_info` and `ico_read_icon` functions. This issue arises because a size calculation for image buffers can wrap around due to a 32-bit integer evaluation, allowing oversized image headers to bypass security checks. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted ICO file, leading to a buffer overflow and memory corruption, which may result in an application level denial of service.
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000
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| Description | No description is available for this CVE. | A flaw was found in GIMP. An integer overflow vulnerability exists when processing ICO image files, specifically in the `ico_read_info` and `ico_read_icon` functions. This issue arises because a size calculation for image buffers can wrap around due to a 32-bit integer evaluation, allowing oversized image headers to bypass security checks. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted ICO file, leading to a buffer overflow and memory corruption, which may result in an application level denial of service. |
| Title | gimp: GIMP: Memory corruption due to integer overflow in ICO file handling | Gimp: gimp: memory corruption due to integer overflow in ico file handling |
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| 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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| Description | No description is available for this CVE. | |
| Title | gimp: GIMP: Memory corruption due to integer overflow in ICO file handling | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-190 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-27T13:57:27.517Z
Reserved: 2026-02-10T09:33:41.080Z
Link: CVE-2026-2272
Updated: 2026-03-27T13:43:50.671Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-26T21:17:04.907
Modified: 2026-03-27T15:16:52.223
Link: CVE-2026-2272
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-16T12:03:32Z