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CVE-2026-77219
CVE-2026-77219
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.9 MEDIUM
Reported by VulnCheck · Published August 21, 2026
GNU Emacs before 31.0.91 contains an integer overflow in the PBM/PPM/PGM image loader that allows an attacker to leak heap memory contents by supplying a crafted image with large dimensions and an elevated max color index. The image loader multiplies image dimensions and channel count using signed integer arithmetic; for sufficiently large values, the result wraps to a negative number, bypassing the bounds check and causing the pixel reader to access heap memory past the end of the allocated buffer. The over-read contents are interpreted as pixel color values and rendered on screen.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
6.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNU | Emacs | 0 |
| gnu | emacs | 0 |
| GNU | Emacs | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 21, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 22, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 23, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 14, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 24, 2026 CVE Updated
- Sep 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 30, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- Bug Report issue-tracking
- Release Tag release-notes
- Patch Commit patch
- third-party-advisory