CVE-2026-118753 json
FreeImage through 3.18.0 and danoli3 fork before 3.19.25 Heap Buffer Overflow via GIF_PLAYBACK Compositing
published 2026-10-28 11 d ago modified 2026-11-03 6 d ago also EUVD-2026-112497
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreeImage through 3.18.0 and the danoli3 FreeImage fork before 3.19.25 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in PluginGIF.cpp that allows attackers to write past the canvas allocation via unclipped GIF frame rectangles. Attackers can craft a GIF whose frame left plus width exceeds the logical screen width, causing GifPlaybackCompositeFrame() and GifPlaybackFillRect() to corrupt heap memory when loaded with GIF_PLAYBACK.
Patch / fix
- danoli3 FreeImage 3.19.25
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage@96f4099 commit
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage@0da5ddb commit
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage#183 pull request
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage#244 pull request
- github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/releases/tag/3.19.25 release
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-118753 updated cvss 7.8
freeimage: freeimage: Arbitrary code execution via unclipped GIF frame dimensions
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 6 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- danoli3 FreeImage
- FreeImage FreeImage
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
github.com
/danoli3/FreeImage/pull/183
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/96f4099f8e307484ba69b4aa14d772b7679a1bfb
patch
-
github.com
/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/0da5ddb4d311e5222251348cca1aa988478b1034
patch
-
github.com
/danoli3/FreeImage/pull/244
release-notes
-
github.com
/danoli3/FreeImage
product
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github.com
/danoli3/FreeImage/blob/3.19.24/Source/FreeImage/PluginGIF.cpp#L719-L772
technical-description
-
github.com
/danoli3/FreeImage/releases/tag/3.19.25
release-notes
-
sourceforge.net
/projects/freeimage/
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/freeimage-danoli3-fork-before-3.19.25-heap-buffer-overflow-via-gif-playback-compositing
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-118753
- NVD CVE-2026-118753
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