CVE-2026-118475
Eog: eye of gnome: buffer overrun when parsing malicious png files with non-standard iccp chunk
Description
A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME. When parsing a specially crafted PNG image containing malformed color profile metadata, the application fails to validate chunk boundaries while searching for a null terminator. An attacker could trick a user into opening a malicious image, causing the application to read past the allocated buffer. This issue can lead to an application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially expose sensitive memory contents.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 30, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Eye of GNOME to the latest version.
- Apply security patches provided by the vendor.
- Validate PNG metadata parsing logic.
- Ensure proper boundary checks for chunk data.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME. When parsing a specially crafted PNG image containing malformed color profile metadata, the application fails to validate chunk boundaries while searching for a null terminator. An attacker could trick a user into opening a malicious image, causing the application to read past the allocated buffer. This issue can lead to an application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially expose sensitive memory contents. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-125 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/118xxx/CVE-2026-118475.json">CVE-2026-118475</a> Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-118475 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2562716 Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/eog/-/commit/04e4f313421eacb9fc529781542bb7fb81a3cd1a