[ CVE-2026-118752 · Published 28 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in danoli3 FreeImage
CVSS 7.8
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
FreeImage through 3.18.0 and the danoli3 FreeImage fork before 3.19.22 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the PBM RLE decoder of PluginIFF.cpp that lacks bounds checks on ByteRun1 runs. Attackers can supply a crafted IFF/LBM PBM file with runs straddling scanline ends to write up to 127 controlled bytes past the heap-allocated bitmap.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/blob/3.19.21/Source/FreeImage/PluginIFF.cpp
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/cf173c16354274dc8fb739dc395fc7f32efe7d45
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/e1105d3b464b679f0525c6178d9ccf49d55cf712
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/issues/156
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/pull/161
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/pull/244
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/releases/tag/3.19.22
- sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/patches/198
- sourceforge.net/projects/freeimage
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freeimage-before-3.19.22-heap-buffer-overflow-via-iff-lbm-…