Description
A flaw was found in the file-icns plugin in GIMP. When applying a decompressed mask during ICNS image processing, the plugin reads from the mask data buffer without verifying if the cursor exceeds the allocated resource size. If a crafted file contains a truncated mask resource, the icns_decompress function continues reading past the bounds of the buffer. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability results in information disclosure of heap contents, where memory contents are leaked as alpha channel pixel values, or a crash leading to a denial of service if unmapped memory is accessed.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNOME | GIMP | >= 2.99.14, < * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50817Issue Tracking
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66759Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2507557Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16528Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16528Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 5, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed