Is CVE-2024-26540 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-26540 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-26540?

CVE-2024-26540 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-26540?

CVE-2024-26540 has an EPSS score of 0.31% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-26540?

Upgrade cimg on debian 13 to 3.5.0+dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-26540

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in Clmg before 3.3.3 can occur via a crafted file to cimg_library::CImg<unsigned char>::_load_analyze.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

cimgDebian

Fixed in:3.5.0+dfsg-1CVE-2024-26540

cimgUbuntu

Fixed in:1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1USN-7437-1

Fixed in:2.9.4+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7437-1

Fixed in:3.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1USN-7437-1

cimg-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1USN-7437-1

Fixed in:2.9.4+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7437-1

Fixed in:3.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1USN-7437-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-26256	High	7.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-25687	Medium	5.9	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-3459	High	8.8	86%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21017	High	8.8	86%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-25683	Medium	5.9	86%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-10.