GHSA-CX44-FGG3-FCP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-06 15:30 – Updated: 2026-07-06 21:30Imager::File::JPEG versions before 1.003 for Perl leak heap memory when reading a JPEG with repeated APP13 markers in i_readjpeg_wiol.
i_readjpeg_wiol walks the marker list libjpeg returns and, for each APP13 marker, allocates a new buffer with *iptc_itext = mymalloc(...) and overwrites the previous pointer without freeing it. Only the final payload is later turned into a Perl scalar and freed, so a JPEG with N such markers leaks the first N-1 payloads on every read.
In a long-lived process, such as an upload or thumbnailing service, repeated reads accumulate these leaks and exhaust available memory, a denial of service.
The same handler ships bundled in the Imager distribution, where versions before 1.032 are affected and the fix ships in 1.032.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-13708"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-401"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-06T13:16:32Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Imager::File::JPEG versions before 1.003 for Perl leak heap memory when reading a JPEG with repeated APP13 markers in i_readjpeg_wiol.\n\ni_readjpeg_wiol walks the marker list libjpeg returns and, for each APP13 marker, allocates a new buffer with *iptc_itext = mymalloc(...) and overwrites the previous pointer without freeing it. Only the final payload is later turned into a Perl scalar and freed, so a JPEG with N such markers leaks the first N-1 payloads on every read.\n\nIn a long-lived process, such as an upload or thumbnailing service, repeated reads accumulate these leaks and exhaust available memory, a denial of service.\n\nThe same handler ships bundled in the Imager distribution, where versions before 1.032 are affected and the fix ships in 1.032.",
"id": "GHSA-cx44-fgg3-fcp4",
"modified": "2026-07-06T21:30:37Z",
"published": "2026-07-06T15:30:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13708"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tonycoz/imager/commit/9f1c485ca3ee15dc261549e11afb356866552c3a.patch"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://metacpan.org/release/TONYC/Imager-File-JPEG-1.003/source/Changes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/06/4"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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