CVE-2026-118752
FreeImage before 3.19.22 Heap Buffer Overflow via IFF/LBM PBM RLE Decoder
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-787 |
| Vendor | danoli3 |
| Product | freeimage |
| Published | Oct 28, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
danoli3 / FreeImage
0 < 3.19.22
FreeImage / FreeImage
0 ≤ 3.18.0
References
github.com: https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/issues/156 github.com: https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage github.com: https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/blob/3.19.21/Source/FreeImage/PluginIFF.cpp#L296-L324 github.com: https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/pull/161 github.com: https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/e1105d3b464b679f0525c6178d9ccf49d55cf712 github.com: https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/cf173c16354274dc8fb739dc395fc7f32efe7d45 github.com: https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/releases/tag/3.19.22 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freeimage-before-3.19.22-heap-buffer-overflow-via-iff-lbm-pbm-rle-decoder
Credits
areofyl Tristan Madani