---
id: CVE-2026-40917
title: >-
  Gimp: gimp: application crashes or information disclosure via crafted icns
  image files
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the
  `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image
  files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to
  appl…
severity: medium
cvss: 5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: Red Hat
product: gimp
affected:
  - gimp (all versions)
  - gimp (all versions)
  - 'gimp:2.8/gimp (all versions)'
  - gimp (all versions)
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-04-15T19:24:56.735158Z'
published: '2026-04-15'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T21:24:59.489Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40917'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40917'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458746'
    label: RHBZ#2458746
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00167
epssPercentile: 0.05975
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:32.094Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

## Affected

- `gimp (all versions)`
- `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.