CVE-2026-118752

FreeImage (danoli3 fork) before 3.19.22 contains 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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage
https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/blob/3.19.21/Source/FreeImage/PluginIFF.cpp#L296-L324
https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/cf173c16354274dc8fb739dc395fc7f32efe7d45
https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/e1105d3b464b679f0525c6178d9ccf49d55cf712
https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/issues/156
https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/pull/161
https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/releases/tag/3.19.22
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freeimage-before-3.19.22-heap-buffer-overflow-via-iff-lbm-pbm-rle-decoder

Configurations

No configuration.

History

28 Oct 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-28 22:17

Updated : 2026-10-28 22:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-118752

Mitre link : CVE-2026-118752

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-118752

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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