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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-40917
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-redhat
Assigner Org ID-53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-15 Apr, 2026 | 18:59
Updated At-02 Jul, 2026 | 17:16
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Gimp: gimp: application crashes or information disclosure via crafted icns image files

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 Products
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
gimp
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Default Status
affected
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
gimp
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Default Status
affected
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
gimp:2.8/gimp
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Default Status
affected
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
gimp
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Default Status
affected
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-125
Description: Out-of-bounds Read
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.15.0MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.0
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Metrics Other Info
Red Hat severity rating
value:
Moderate
namespace:
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
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.

Exploits
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank mzfr for reporting this issue.
Timeline
EventDate
Reported to Red Hat.2026-04-15 18:35:00
Made public.2026-04-15 18:41:42
Event: Reported to Red Hat.
Date: 2026-04-15 18:35:00
Event: Made public.
Date: 2026-04-15 18:41:42
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40917
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458746
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40917
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458746
Resource:
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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