Out-of-bounds write in Eclipse GUIX binary resource loader
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Eclipse Foundation GUIX through 6.5.1.202602a is affected. The binary resource theme loader sizes its memory arena and fills it in two passes that read page headers independently, so the two passes can derive different glyph counts and the load writes past the end of the arena (CWE-787). A local attacker with no privileges can trigger it when a user loads a crafted binary resource file, and the flaw is present in the default configuration.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The GUIX binary resource (theme) loader sizes its arena and populates it in two separate passes that traverse the resource file with independent cursor arithmetic. Because `gx_page_header_data_size` is never validated against the glyph data a page actually contains, the two passes can read different page headers for the same font page, derive different glyph counts, and reserve less than the load pass writes. The excess is written past the end of the arena, with content taken verbatim from the file. The overflowed buffer is allocated by GUIX itself, through `_gx_system_memory_allocator`, rather than supplied by the caller. The public API `gx_binres_theme_load()` takes no size parameter, so no amount of caller diligence prevents this. Reproduces in the shipped default configuration; `GX_BINARY_RESOURCE_SUPPORT` is enabled by default.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation | GUIX | up to 6.5.1.202602a | 6.5.2.202603 | Patch available | CNA |
- GUIX VendorEclipse Foundation Affected up to 6.5.1.202602a Fixed in 6.5.2.202603 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Eclipse Foundation GUIX to 6.5.2.202603, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA GUIX (Eclipse Foundation) Fixed in 6.5.2.202603
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103414
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
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