---
id: "CVE-2026-104062"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-104062"]
title: "Scribus: crafted PICT image can overflow heap and run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["desktop", "package", "pict", "scribus"]
not_affected_if: ["no-pict-import", "scribus-1.6.7-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T16:17:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T16:31:54+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104062", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00"}]
---

# Scribus: crafted PICT image can overflow heap and run code

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Run `scribus --version` and compare the result with the fixed version below.

## Fix

- Scribus: move to `1.6.7` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104062

## From the sources

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.

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