CVE-2026-42144

MEDIUM

CImg Library: Integer overflow in PNM size check bypasses memory guard (_load_pnm)

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (1)
GreycLab/CImg < 4ca26bce4d8c61fcd1507d5f9401b9fb1222c27d
Published May 04, 2026
Tracked Since May 05, 2026