Scribus before 1.6.7 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the scimgdataloader_psd loader that uses unchecked PSD file values as lookup array indexes. Attackers can convince users to place or import a crafted PSD file to corrupt heap memory, causing crashes and potentially code execution as the user.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.5 · scribusNVD modified 2026-10-30 15:15
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 4
- https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus/commit/cca3e4991dd199c103edb4a3bc5351f5cb88d62b patch
- https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus product
- https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.6.7_Release release-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/scribus-before-1.6.7-heap-out-of-bounds-write-via-psd-image-loader third-party-advisory