# CVE-2026-2272: Gimp: gimp: memory corruption due to integer overflow in ico file handling

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-04-03

## Affected

- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8/gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2272
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438428
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15617

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