Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gegl package, versions [,0.4.68)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GEGL-17660935
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed24 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-2050  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gegl to version 0.4.68 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the HDR file parsing process. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted HDR file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1