{"id":"CVE-2026-104062","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-104062"],"related":[],"title":"Scribus: crafted PICT image can overflow heap and run code","description":"Scribus before 1.6.7 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the PICT image loader and import plugin that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying an unchecked bytesPerLine value. Attackers can craft a PICT file whose bytesPerLine exceeds the QImage scanline size, so placing or importing it crashes Scribus and may execute code as the user.","summary":"Scribus, a desktop page layout program, has a heap buffer overflow in its PICT image loader and import plugin. A crafted PICT file that is placed or imported can crash Scribus and may run code as the user.","severity":"high","cvss":8.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["desktop","package","pict","scribus"],"not_affected_if":["no-pict-import","scribus-1.6.7-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Run `scribus --version` and compare the result with the fixed version below.","fix":"- Scribus: move to `1.6.7` or later.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-30T16:17:35+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-30T16:31:54+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-30T16:31:54+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-30T16:31:54Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Scribus: move to `1.6.7` or later.","reach":"local","title":"Scribus: crafted PICT image can overflow heap and run code","impact":"high","summary":"Scribus, a desktop page layout program, has a heap buffer overflow in its PICT image loader and import plugin. A crafted PICT file that is placed or imported can crash Scribus and may run code as the user.","audience":"everyone","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["scribus","desktop","pict"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Scribus crashes, and code may run as the user","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Run `scribus --version` and compare the result with the fixed version below.\n- unknown for other checks; the sources do not say.","plain_action":"Update Scribus to version 1.6.7 or later, and avoid opening PICT image files from untrusted sources until you have.","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["scribus-1.6.7-or-later","no-pict-import"],"who_is_affected":"Anyone who runs a Scribus version before 1.6.7 and places or imports PICT image files, especially files from unknown sources. The sources do not describe server-side or automated exposure. Teams that do not use Scribus on their machines can skip it.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000662,"input_tokens":4161,"output_tokens":491,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-104062':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '1.6.7':61C 'allow':77C 'attack':78C,89C 'buffer':30B,65C 'bytesperlin':87C,96C 'code':10A,55B,112C 'contain':62C 'corrupt':80C 'craft':2A,41B,91C 'crash':50B,107C 'cve':11A,14A 'desktop':17B,23B 'exceed':97C 'execut':111C 'file':43B,94C 'heap':7A,29B,64C,81C 'imag':4A,35B,71C 'import':38B,48B,74C,105C 'layout':25B 'loader':36B,72C 'may':53B,110C 'memori':82C 'overflow':6A,31B,66C 'packag':18B 'page':24B 'pict':3A,19B,34B,42B,70C,93C 'place':46B,103C 'plugin':39B,75C 'program':26B 'qimag':99C 'run':9A,54B 'scanlin':100C 'scribus':1A,20B,21B,51B,59C,108C 'size':101C 'suppli':84C 'uncheck':86C 'user':58B,115C 'valu':88C 'vulner':67C 'whose':95C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Anyone who runs a Scribus version before 1.6.7 and places or imports PICT image files, especially files from unknown sources. The sources do not describe server-side or automated exposure. Teams that do not use Scribus on their machines can skip it.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"everyone","plain_action":"Update Scribus to version 1.6.7 or later, and avoid opening PICT image files from untrusted sources until you have.","first_public_at":"2026-10-30T16:17:35+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-104062","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104062","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-30T16:17:35+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-30T16:17:35+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}