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CVE-2026-13708

Status: DeferredHigh (7.5)—

Imager::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.

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The same handler ships bundled in the Imager distribution, where versions before 1.032 are affected and the fix ships in 1.032.

CVSS

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🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vulnerabilidad remota de negación de servicio en librería JPEG expuesta en servicio web (lectura de archivos). Requiere red sin autenticación (AV:N, PR:N). Impacto: consumo de memoria en procesos persistentes (upload/thumbnailing) causa agotamiento de recursos.

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🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Filter Network TrafficVulnerability ScanningPrivileged Account ManagementNetwork SegmentationLimit Access to Resource Over NetworkApplication Isolation and Sandboxing

Affected technologies (2)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Imager — File JpegAIImager — ImagerAI

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