CVE-2026-77219
GNU Emacs < 31.0.91 Heap Over-Read via PBM/PPM/PGM Image Loader
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Aug 21, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 20, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | 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 | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
EmacsGNU |
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References
- Bug Reportissue-tracking
- Release Tagrelease-notes
- Patch Commitpatch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gnu-emacs-heap-over-read-via-pbm-ppm-pgm-image-loaderthird-party-advisory
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