CVE-2026-116739
CVE-2026-116739 · VMime through 0.9.2 Uninitialized Stack Memory Disclosure via uuencode Decoder
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VMime through 0.9.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the uuEncoder::decode function that writes uninitialized stack memory into decoded output for over-long lines. Attackers can send a crafted uuencode or x-uuencode MIME part with a large line length byte to leak up to 15 bytes of stack contents per line in decoded attachments.
CVSS 5.3 · Medium · EPSS 0.3%
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
Original sources
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime/pull/363
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime/commit/e85925eddc638939f0eeb7ee55ec047d04a760d8
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime/blob/v0.9.2/src/vmime/utility/encoder/uuEncoder.cpp#L311
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/vmime-uuencode-decoder-oob-write
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vmime-through-0.9.2-uninitialized-stack-memory-disclosure-via-uuencode-decoder
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116739