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CVE-2026-111132: GNOME libgxps through 0.3.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via path_geometry_start_element

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-15 · updated 2026-10-16
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

GNOME libgxps through 0.3.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds read in path_geometry_start_element() that allows attackers to read past allocations via crafted PolyBezierSegment or PolyQuadraticBezierSegment Points attributes. Attackers can supply a point count not divisible by three or two in a crafted XPS document to crash consumers like Evince and render adjacent heap memory into output.

Affected products

• GNOME libgxps: through 0.3.2

References

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgxps
• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgxps/-/blob/f5027ed09c767e8a02e652fbc77dcea79e19e10d/libgxps/gxps-path.c#L776-L785
• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgxps/-/blob/f5027ed09c767e8a02e652fbc77dcea79e19e10d/libgxps/gxps-path.c#L832-L848
• https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libgxps-poly-segment-points-arity-oob-read
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gnome-libgxps-through-0.3.2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-path-geometry-start-element

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