CVE-2026-42144 (GCVE-0-2026-42144)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-04 17:51 – Updated: 2026-05-05 14:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
CImg Library: Integer overflow in PNM size check bypasses memory guard (_load_pnm)
Summary
CImg Library is a C++ library for image processing. Prior to commit 4ca26bc, there is an integer overflow vulnerability in the W*H*D size computation inside _load_pnm() that can bypass the memory allocation guard. A crafted PNM/PGM/PPM file with large dimension values causes the overflow to wrap around, allocating an undersized buffer and potentially triggering a heap buffer overflow. Any application using CImg to load untrusted image files is affected. This issue has been patched via commit 4ca26bc.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-05 13:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/issues/478 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/commit/4ca26bce4… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/releases/tag/v.3.7.5 | x_refsource_MISC |
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