VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2026-26740
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.
HIGH 8.2EPSS 0.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- giflib project/giflib
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/zakkanijia/POC/blob/main/giflib/giftool/giflib_giftool_gce_len_heap_oobwrite_disclosure.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33447
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33450
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33451
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33452
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33501
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33502
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33509
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9683
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9686
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9689
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9693
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26740
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448747
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26740.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.