CVE-2026-111138 json
NetSurf libnsbmp through 0.1.7 Out-of-Bounds Read in RLE8 and RLE4 Decoders
published 2026-10-15 24 d ago modified 2026-10-16 23 d ago also EUVD-2026-102265
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
NetSurf libnsbmp through 0.1.7 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in bmp_decode_rle8() and bmp_decode_rle4() because absolute-run bound checks omit the word-alignment pad byte. Attackers can supply a crafted RLE8 or RLE4 BMP ending on an odd-length absolute run to cause a one-byte heap over-read, crashing applications decoding untrusted images.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-111138 updated cvss 5.5
libnsbmp: libnsbmp: Denial of Service via crafted BMP image decoding
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 24 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hackmd.io https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libnsbmp-rle-absolute-pad-and-ico-mask-oob-read referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- NetSurf libnsbmp
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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hackmd.io
/@haind-pwn/libnsbmp-rle-absolute-pad-and-ico-mask-oob-read
technical-description, exploit
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github.com
/netsurf-browser/libnsbmp/blob/ea063c9f46acb43e90208da14073332b505ef7e7/src/libnsbmp.c#L942-L982
technical-description
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github.com
/netsurf-browser/libnsbmp/blob/ea063c9f46acb43e90208da14073332b505ef7e7/src/libnsbmp.c#L1096-L1147
technical-description
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download.netsurf-browser.org
/libs/releases/libnsbmp-0.1.7-src.tar.gz
product
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github.com
/netsurf-browser/libnsbmp
product
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/netsurf-libnsbmp-through-0.1.7-out-of-bounds-read-in-rle8-and-rle4-decoders
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-111138
- NVD CVE-2026-111138
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.