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CVE-2026-5201
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-03-31T09:16:23.440 · Last modified 2026-06-30T03:21:05.743

Summary

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.

Affected products

gnome — gdk-pixbuf

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References

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