CVE-2026-5201 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Gdk-pixbuf
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 67.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateApr 8
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6