# CVE-2026-13705: Imager versions before 1.032 for Perl have a heap out-of-bounds read in the bundled Imager::File::SGI reader via a 16-bit RLE literal run in read\_rgb\_16\_rle

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.032
- Published: 2026-07-06 · Updated: 2026-07-06

## Affected

- Imager: fixed in 1.032

## Description

Imager versions before 1.032 for Perl have a heap out-of-bounds read in the bundled Imager::File::SGI reader via a 16-bit RLE literal run in read_rgb_16_rle. read_rgb_16_rle guards each literal run with if (count > data_left), but count is a pixel count while every 16-bit sample consumes two bytes. The copy loop reads inp[0] * 256 + inp[1] and advances two bytes per pixel, so a run with data_left / 2 < count <= data_left passes the guard yet consumes 2 * count bytes and reads past the end of the buffer. The 8-bit path is unaffected because there one pixel is one byte. Reading a crafted SGI image through Imager->read triggers the over-read before the parser rejects the malformed image, which can crash the process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Imager, upgrade to a fixed version (1.032) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/tonycoz/imager/commit/f28de02770dfc26ffbdc32048970ed84babbf730.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/TONYC/Imager-1.032/source/Changes

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