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.

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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Danoli3
Danoli3 freeimage
Vendors & Products Danoli3
Danoli3 freeimage

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title FreeImage before 3.19.22 Heap Buffer Overflow via IFF/LBM PBM RLE Decoder
First Time appeared Freeimage Project
Freeimage Project freeimage
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freeimage Project
Freeimage Project freeimage
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T21:11:21.485Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T19:13:08.429Z

Link: CVE-2026-118752

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-28T22:17:13.857

Modified: 2026-10-28T22:17:13.997

Link: CVE-2026-118752

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Updated: 2026-10-29T12:29:58Z

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