CVE-2026-5201

HIGH

7.5

Description

A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/31/2026

Last Modified4/1/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5201(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453291(secalert@redhat.com)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/304(secalert@redhat.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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