A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME (eog). A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the PNG metadata reader due to improper state handling when parsing split metadata chunks. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user into opening a specially crafted PNG file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service (DoS) via application crash.
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME (eog). A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the PNG metadata reader due to improper state handling when parsing split metadata chunks. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user into opening a specially crafted PNG file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service (DoS) via application crash. | |
| Title | Eog: eog: arbitrary code execution via heap buffer overflow in png metadata reader | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-122 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-08T22:19:08.660Z
Reserved: 2026-10-08T14:23:37.954Z
Link: CVE-2026-107651
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-08T23:16:57.863
Modified: 2026-10-08T23:16:57.863
Link: CVE-2026-107651
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