CVE-2026-42146
MEDIUMCImg Library: Uncontrolled memory allocation via nb_colors field in _load_bmp
Title source: cnaDescription
CImg Library is a C++ library for image processing. Prior to commit c3aacf5, the nb_colors field read from the BMP file header is used directly to compute an allocation size without validating it against the remaining file size. A crafted BMP file with a large nb_colors value triggers an out-of-memory condition, crashing any application that uses CImg to load untrusted BMP files. This issue has been patched via commit c3aacf5.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/security/advisories/GHSA-g54r-qmgx-c6fv
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/issues/477
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/commit/c3aacf5b96ac1e54b7af1957c6737dbf3949f6d3
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/releases/tag/v.3.7.5
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
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:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-789
Status
published
Products (1)
GreycLab/CImg
< c3aacf5b96ac1e54b7af1957c6737dbf3949f6d3
Published
May 04, 2026
Tracked Since
May 05, 2026