CVE-2026-118753
FreeImage (danoli3 fork) before 3.19.25 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in…
- Risk score
- 47/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- FreeImage (danoli3 fork) before 3.19.25 contains 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(…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 3.19.25 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.8 high
References
- https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage
- https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/blob/3.19.24/Source/FreeImage/PluginGIF.cpp#L719-L772
- https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/0da5ddb4d311e5222251348cca1aa988478b1034
- https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/commit/96f4099f8e307484ba69b4aa14d772b7679a1bfb
- https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/pull/183
- https://github.com/danoli3/FreeImage/releases/tag/3.19.25
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freeimage-danoli3-fork-before-3.19.25-heap-buffer-overflow-via-gif-playback-compositing
Original description
FreeImage (danoli3 fork) before 3.19.25 contains 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.
Last activity 28 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.