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CVE-2026-118753 - FreeImage (danoli3 fork) before 3.19.25 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in PluginGIF.cpp that allows attac

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.
HIGH
Severity & confidence
Source severityhigh
Platform severityhigh
Confidencehigh
Exploitationunknown
CVSS7.8
Affected
VendorsRed Hat
Reporting sources (2)
NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database
Open source โ†—
Red Hat - CVE Feed
Open source โ†—
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-10-28T22:17:14
Last updated2026-10-31T23:47:29
Ingested2026-10-31T11:24:28
FreshnessNEAR-REAL-TIME
Threat typevulnerability
Recommended action
No recommended action published with this item - review the original source.
Next steps
  1. Identify affected systems in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
  3. Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
  4. Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
Reported by a government or cert-grade source (CISA, NCSC, NVD, ENISA, MSRC).
Source type: standards ยท Original: NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database