{"id":73422,"date":"2025-09-09T10:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:25:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-27T00:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:34:06","slug":"cve-2025-26416-high-risk-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-skbmpstandardcodec-cpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26416-high-risk-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-skbmpstandardcodec-cpp\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-26416: High-Risk Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in SkBmpStandardCodec.cpp<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-26416, has been identified in the SkBmpStandardCodec.cpp module of certain software. This vulnerability stems from an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap buffer overflow, which could potentially allow for an attacker to execute remote escalation of privileges. The severity of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54948-pre-authenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81134\">vulnerability is underscored by the fact that no additional execution<\/a> privileges or user interaction are needed for it to be exploited. It poses a significant threat, as it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82939\">lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, thus affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-26416<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83762\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3654329299\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>[Product A] | [All versions prior to patch]<br \/>\n[Product B] | [All versions prior to patch]<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This exploit works by taking advantage of a heap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9245-high-risk-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-extenders\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81035\">buffer overflow vulnerability<\/a> in the SkBmpStandardCodec.cpp module. The overflow occurs during the initializeSwizzler process, which can lead to a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43575-critical-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-acrobat-reader\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81033\">out-of-bounds write<\/a>. The attacker doesn&#8217;t need additional execution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20093-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-intel-r-800-series-ethernet-kernel-mode-driver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81006\">privileges or user interaction to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. By executing this exploit, a malicious actor can remotely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49157-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-damage-cleanup-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81015\">escalate privileges<\/a>, thereby gaining unauthorized access to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3168777781\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual representation of how an attacker might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9791-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac20-16-03-08-05-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85009\">potentially exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. This is a hypothetical scenario and is intended for educational purposes only.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># The attacker sends a specially crafted payload that triggers the heap buffer overflow\ncurl -X POST -H &quot;Content-Type: application\/json&quot; -d &#039;{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;buffer_overflow_triggering_data&quot; }&#039; http:\/\/target.example.com\/vulnerable\/endpoint<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to protect against this exploit is to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available. Until the patch can be applied, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as a temporary mitigation measure. Regularly updating and patching software, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6791-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-centreon-web-monitoring-event-logs-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84095\">monitoring system logs<\/a> for any unusual activity, are also recommended as part of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-26416, has been identified in the SkBmpStandardCodec.cpp module of certain software. This vulnerability stems from an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap buffer overflow, which could potentially allow for an attacker to execute remote escalation of privileges. The severity of this vulnerability is underscored by the fact that no additional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-73422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73422"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77796,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73422\/revisions\/77796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73422"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=73422"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=73422"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=73422"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=73422"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=73422"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=73422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}