---
id: "CVE-2026-118475"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118475"]
title: "Eye of GNOME: malformed PNG color profile can crash viewer or leak memory"
severity: "low"
cvss: 3.6
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["eye-of-gnome", "gnome", "linux-desktop", "png", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["no-eog-installed", "trusted-images-only"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T02:17:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T02:28:05+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T02:30:10+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118475", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T02:28:05+00:00"}]
---

# Eye of GNOME: malformed PNG color profile can crash viewer or leak memory

Eye of GNOME, the GNOME image viewer, mishandles a PNG file with malformed color profile metadata and reads past a buffer. An attacker who tricks a user into opening the image can crash the app or possibly expose nearby memory.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Eye of GNOME version, for example with `eog --version`, and compare it against the fixed version once a source states one.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T02:28:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118475

## From the sources

A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME. When parsing a specially crafted PNG image containing malformed color profile metadata, the application fails to validate chunk boundaries while searching for a null terminator. An attacker could trick a user into opening a malicious image, causing the application to read past the allocated buffer. This issue can lead to an application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially expose sensitive memory contents.

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