Heap-based Buffer Overflow Flaw in Eye of GNOME Affects Red Hat Products
CVE-2026-107651

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-107651?

A security flaw in Eye of GNOME (eog) has been identified, featuring a heap-based buffer overflow within the PNG metadata reader. This vulnerability arises due to inadequate state management when processing split metadata chunks in PNG files. A malicious actor could exploit this by persuading a victim to open a specially crafted PNG file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution or trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition through application crashes.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107651
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547986
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Ege BALCI for reporting this issue.
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