VMime through 0.9.2 Uninitialized Stack Memory Disclosure via uuencode Decoder
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.
- Products
- vmime
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-116739
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
VMime through 0.9.2 Uninitialized Stack Memory Disclosure via uuencode Decoder
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 26 Oct 2026, 21:52 UTC
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.
cve:CVE-2026-116739
vmime
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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