Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-2272

Title: GIMP ICO Integer Overflow Buffer Overflow DoS

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-2272.

CWE Category CWE-190

Published Date Mar 26, 2026

Modified Date Apr 03, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.3 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.03%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-2272: 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.

Impacted Vendors

gimp 1

gnu 1

Reference Links

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2272 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438428

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

REQUIRED

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L