CVE-2026-0797

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap-based buffer overflow, occurs during the parsing of ICO files. A remote attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious file or visit a malicious web page, leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue is due to a lack of proper validation of user-supplied data length before it is copied to a memory buffer.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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.