CVE-2026-42146

NameCVE-2026-42146
DescriptionCImg 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cimg (PTS)bullseye2.9.4+dfsg-2vulnerable
bookworm3.2.1+dfsg-1vulnerable
forky, sid, trixie3.5.2+dfsg-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cimgsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/security/advisories/GHSA-g54r-qmgx-c6fv
https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/issues/477
Fixed by: https://github.com/GreycLab/CImg/commit/c3aacf5b96ac1e54b7af1957c6737dbf3949f6d3 (v3.7.5)

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