Stack buffer overflow in SumatraPDF EXIF Orientation handling
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SumatraPDF 3.6.1 and earlier is affected. In MaybeFlipBitmap(), GDI+ is asked to read an attacker-controlled EXIF Orientation size into a fixed 64-byte stack buffer, a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121). A local attacker needs a user to open a crafted TIFF, and the overflow can overwrite stack control data, while tested builds terminate at the stack cookie check.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.6.1 and earlier, MaybeFlipBitmap() asks GDI+ to read the attacker-controlled PropertyTagOrientation size through GetPropertyItem() while supplying only a fixed 64-byte buf on the stack. Opening a crafted TIFF with enough EXIF Orientation values can cause attacker-selected bytes to overwrite stack control data, while tested builds terminate through the stack cookie check. No broader impact is claimed beyond the advisory-supported conditions. No fixed version is available as of this review.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sumatrapdfreader | sumatrapdf | up to 3.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- sumatrapdf Vendorsumatrapdfreader Affected up to 3.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | sumatrapdfreader |
- cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·sumatrapdfreader
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for SumatraPDF.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107736
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More sumatrapdfreader vulnerabilities
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- TI-2025-35489 A null pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered in SumatraPDF 3.5.2 during the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2012-04514 SumatraPDF 2.1.1/MuPDF 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause an Integer Overflow in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-69819 Argument injection in SumatraPDF selection translation on Windows CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-69814 SumatraPDF: SyncTeX Argument Injection in Inverse Search Enables Arbitrary Command Execution via External Editors CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-69813 Null pointer dereference in SumatraPDF CmdExec crashes the reader CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
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