CVE-2026-116741
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Speex (libspeex) through 1.2.1 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in speex_bits_read_whole_bytes() in libspeex/bits.c that mishandles length truncation for non-owned SpeexBits buffers. Attackers can stream crafted Speex data into buffers set up with speex_bits_init_buffer() or speex_bits_set_bit_buffer() to corrupt heap or stack memory and crash applications.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-26 22:16:58.530000
Last modified
2026-10-26 22:16:58.530000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-26T22:16:58.530",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T22:16:58.530",
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}
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"source": "[email protected]",
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"url": "https://github.com/xiph/speex",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/xiph/speex/blob/Speex-1.2.1/libspeex/bits.c#L177",
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"url": "https://github.com/xiph/speex/issues/42",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/speex/-/merge_requests/32",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/speex-bits-read-whole-bytes-oob-write",
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"source": "[email protected]"
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