---
id: CVE-2026-2272
title: 'Gimp: gimp: memory corruption due to integer overflow in ico file handling'
summary: >-
  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 wra…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-190
vendor: Red Hat
product: gimp
affected:
  - gimp
  - gimp (all versions)
  - 'gimp:2.8/gimp (all versions)'
  - gimp (all versions)
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-03-27T13:43:56.090124Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-03-26'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T16:50:16.468Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2272'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2272'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438428'
    label: RHBZ#2438428
  - url: 'https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15617'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00871
epssPercentile: 0.5897
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.411Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `gimp`
- `gimp (all versions)`
- `gimp:2.8/gimp (all versions)`
- `gimp (all versions)`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.