GHSA-hff9-5pqw-6w9f - imgproxy has integer overflow in imgproxy ICO loader that causes denial of service and may permit remote code execution
## Summary
The ICO loader allocates `data_size + BMP_FILE_HEADER_LEN` bytes after reading a 32-bit attacker-controlled `data_size`. For `data_size > UINT32_MAX - BMP_FILE_HEADER_LEN`, the addition wraps before allocation. imgproxy then writes the ICO prefix and reads up to the original declared size starting 14 bytes into the undersized allocation. A network client can turn this heap overflow into remote denial of service or remote code execution.
## Technical details
The vulnerable path is in [`vips/icoload.c` at commit `f4fedbb`](https://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/blob/f4fedbb5c7f6684e7a8e0a9bb7e666773f3c40c0/vips/icoload.c#L154-L164):
```c
uint32_t data_size = GUINT32_FROM_LE(largest_image_header.data_size);
VipsPel *data = (VipsPel *) VIPS_MALLOC(NULL, data_size + BMP_FILE_HEADER_LEN);
void *actual_data = data + BMP_FILE_HEADER_LEN;
if (vips_foreign_load_read_full(ico->source, actual_data, data_size) <= 0) {
vips_error("vips_foreign_load_ico_header", "unable to read ICO image data from the source");
return -1;
}
```
The crafted directory entry contains:
```text
data_size = 0xfffffff5 (4294967285)
data_offset = 22
BMP header size = 14
32-bit result = (0xfffffff5 + 14) mod 2^32 = 3
```
The allocation is therefore three bytes. `actual_data` points 14 bytes after the allocation base. The fixture contains 64 bytes after the ICO header, so the source callback copies those 64 bytes to an invalid destination before it can report that the declared multi-gigabyte payload is incomplete.
The complete source-to-sink path is:
1. Attacker-controlled bytes begin with the ICO magic `00 00 01 00`.
2. imgproxy identifies the source as ICO and dispatches it to `vips_icoload_source_go`.
3. `vips_foreign_load_ico_header` reads the attacker-controlled `data_size`.
4. The 32-bit addition wraps, and `VIPS_MALLOC` receives the value three.
5. `vips_foreign_load_read_full` passes the original `data_size` to the Go source callback.
6. The callback writes the av
CRITICAL
Severity & confidence
Source severitycritical
Platform severitycritical
Confidencemedium
Exploitationunknown
CVSS9.8
Affected
Vendorsgithub
Productsgithub.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v2github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy
Reporting sources (1)
GitHub Security Advisories
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-10-30T22:57:00
Last updated2026-11-09T09:35:06
Ingested2026-10-30T22:59:14
FreshnessNEAR-REAL-TIME
Threat typeadvisory
Recommended action
Review the advisory and upgrade affected packages to the first patched version.
Next steps
- Identify affected systems in your environment.
- Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
- Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
- Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
Reported by a single or secondary source; treat as indicative, verify before acting.
Source type: vendor ยท Original: GitHub Security Advisories