CVE-2026-116739
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-26 22:16:58.243000
Last modified
2026-10-26 22:16:58.243000
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"id": "CVE-2026-116739",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-26T22:16:58.243",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T22:16:58.243",
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}
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
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"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"url": "https://github.com/kisli/vmime",
"source": "[email protected]"
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{
"url": "https://github.com/kisli/vmime/blob/v0.9.2/src/vmime/utility/encoder/uuEncoder.cpp#L311",
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"url": "https://github.com/kisli/vmime/commit/e85925eddc638939f0eeb7ee55ec047d04a760d8",
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"url": "https://github.com/kisli/vmime/pull/363",
"source": "[email protected]"
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{
"url": "https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/vmime-uuencode-decoder-oob-write",
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"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vmime-through-0.9.2-uninitialized-stack-memory-disclosure-via-uuencode-decoder",
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}