# CVE-2019-20326: A heap-based buffer overflow in \_cairo\_image\_surface\_create\_from\_jpeg() in extensions/cairo\_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c in GNOME gThumb be

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-03-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() in extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c in GNOME gThumb before 3.8.3 and Linux Mint Pix before 2.4.5 allows attackers to cause a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file.

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## References

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commit/4faa5ce2358812d23a1147953ee76f59631590ad
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commit/ca8f528209ab78935c30e42fe53bdf1a24f3cb44
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commits/master/extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c
- https://github.com/Fysac/CVE-2019-20326
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-05
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00027.html

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