CVE-2026-116738
8.8 HIGHpublic exploit availablePublished 2026-10-26 · Updated 2026-10-26
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NVD description
VMime through 0.9.2 contains an integer underflow in the uuEncoder::decode function that allows remote attackers to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow via crafted uuencoded MIME parts. Attackers can send an email with a uuencoded line whose length character is 'b' but is not a 'begin' line, corrupting stack memory to crash the application or potentially execute code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-121
Public exploit & PoC references
All references
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime/blob/v0.9.2/src/vmime/utility/encoder/uuEncoder.cpp#L185-L190
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime/commit/e85925eddc638939f0eeb7ee55ec047d04a760d8
- https://github.com/kisli/vmime/pull/363
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/vmime-uuencode-decoder-oob-write
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vmime-through-0.9.2-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-uuencode-decoder
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