CVE-2026-16768

MEDIUM

Gdk-pixbuf: out-of-bounds read in ico parser

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf. When parsing a specially crafted ICO file with pixel values that exceed the defined palette range, an out-of-bounds read can occur due to improper bounds checking against the actual palette size. This vulnerability causes heap bytes to be interpreted as valid palette indices and rendered as RGB pixel values in the output image, allowing an attacker to extract heap content via the generated output, such as a thumbnail.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16768
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2506437
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506437

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (6)
GNOME/gdk-pixbuf
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Published Jul 23, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 23, 2026