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CVE-2026-120457

libaec: libaec: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in m_se_decode()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 2, 2026

Updated · November 3, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in libaec. An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or information disclosure by supplying a specially crafted compressed data stream. Due to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the decoding function (m_se_decode), an overlong sequence bypasses bounds checking, causing the application to crash or leak adjacent memory into decoded output.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read