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CVE-2026-5201

gdk-pixbuf

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.

CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.069%Risk 0.82
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Published
2026-03-31 09:16:23
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Core software
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Operating systems
Linux