NVD security advisory
Security advisory for FreeImage (danoli3 fork)
CVE-2026-118753
Full advisory details, affected packages, severity context, and original source.
Affected technology
FreeImage (danoli3 fork)Affected product
Advisory overview
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.
Related 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