Medium 6.1Published Oct 27, 2026

CVE-2026-117557SDL_image through 3.4.8 and 2.8.12 Stack Out-of-Bounds Read in ILBM Loader

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 30, 2026, 4:40 AM ET)

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SDL_image through 3.4.8 and through 2.8.12 contains a stack out-of-bounds read vulnerability in IMG_LoadLBM_IO() in src/IMG_lbm.c that skips bitplane count validation when HAM mode is set. Attackers can supply a crafted ILBM file with more than 8 HAM bitplanes to read past the colormap stack array, causing crashes or disclosing stack memory.

CVSS: 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-125
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 27, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

libsdl-org SDL_image libsdl_org:sdl_image (from the name)	through 2.8.12; from 3.0.0 through 3.4.8	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/issues/769	issue-tracking
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image	product
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/commit/5cfbe85f3a783417eec4d5aa0660b40c2cff5292	patch
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/commit/9c0622c36cf01e9ecba4bfdd6c4aa2b21c8cf996	patch
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/blob/release-3.4.8/src/IMG_lbm.c#L240	technical-description
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sdl-image-through-3.4.8-and-2.8.12-stack-out-of-bounds-read-in-ilbm-loader	third-party-advisory

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