EIP-2026-102605

PRE-CVE

GEdit 2.0/2.2 - Large IOStream File Memory Corruption

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102605. PoCs published by MegaHz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a large string of 'A' characters to trigger a buffer overflow in gEdit when handling files with long strings, leading to potential memory corruption. The code is a simple C++ program that outputs a buffer overflow payload.

Description

GEdit 2.0/2.2 - Large IOStream File Memory Corruption

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MegaHz · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23393

This exploit generates a large string of 'A' characters to trigger a buffer overflow in gEdit when handling files with long strings, leading to potential memory corruption. The code is a simple C++ program that outputs a buffer overflow payload.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: gEdit (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to deliver a maliciously crafted file to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026