---
id: CVE-2026-107651
title: A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME (eog)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME (eog). A heap-based buffer overflow exists in
  the PNG metadata reader due to improper state handling when parsing split
  metadata chunks. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user
  into o…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-122
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T23:16:57.863'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107651'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107651'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547986'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-09T00:19:50.968Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Eye of GNOME (eog). A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the PNG metadata reader due to improper state handling when parsing split metadata chunks. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user into opening a specially crafted PNG file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service (DoS) via application crash.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.