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A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME (eog). A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the PNG metadata reader due to improper state handling when parsing split metadata chunks. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user into opening a specially crafted PNG file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service (DoS) via application crash.
- Products
- eog
- Affected versions
- 43.2-1, 44.0-1, 44.1-1, 44.2-1, 44.3-1, 44.3-2, 44~beta-1, 45.0-1, 45.1-1, 45.2-1, 45.3-1, 45~alpha-1, 45~rc-1, 47.0-1, 47.0-2, 47.0-3, 47.0-4, 47.0-5, 47~beta-1, 49.1-1, 50.0-1, 50.1-1, 50.2-1, 50.2-2, 50.3-1, 50.4-1
- Fixed versions
- 50.4-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-107651
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME (eog). A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the PNG metadata reader due to improper state handling when parsing split metadata chunks. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user into opening a specially crafted PNG file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service (DoS) via application crash.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-107651
eog
Fixed versions: Not specified
eog
Fixed versions: Not specified
eog
Fixed versions: 50.4-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-21T06:05:47.568323259Z",
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