CVE-2026-116723
FLTK through 1.4.5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fl_BMP_Image::load_bmp_() that allows attackers to corrupt stack memory by supplying an oversized BMP colors_used field.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unscored. Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FLTK through 1.4.5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fl_BMP_Image::load_bmp_() that allows attackers to corrupt stack memory by supplying an oversized BMP colors_used field. Attackers can craft BMP or ICO files with colors_used above 256 to overflow the 768-byte colormap array, causing crashes or potential code execution.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- No score yet
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/fltk/fltk
- https://github.com/fltk/fltk/blob/release-1.4.5/src/Fl_BMP_Image.cxx#L255-L265
- https://github.com/fltk/fltk/commit/3a049d8262dc759cf9737339420e8457e24c0cb1
- https://github.com/fltk/fltk/issues/1632
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/fltk-bmp-image-stack-heap-overflow
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/fltk-through-1.4.5-stack-buffer-overflow-via-fl-bmp-image-colors-used-field
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.