CVE-2026-118752
Description
A flaw was found in FreeImage. This vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution or cause an application crash leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) by tricking a user or automated system into processing a specially crafted image file. The issue occurs due to a heap-based buffer overflow in the image decoder, where missing boundary checks allow data to be written beyond allocated memory limits.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
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