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NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-5201 — A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vuln...

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 09:16 AM UTC·Source: NIST NVD

Updated: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC

Executive Summary

A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of servi

Analysis

A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions. CVSS Score: 7.5. Published: 2026-03-31T09:16:23.440.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-5201
NVDMITRE CVE
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Mar 31, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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