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libimobiledevice — security advisory
A vulnerability was identified in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This affects an unknown part of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Products
- libimobiledevice
- Affected versions
- 1.3.0+git20240701-1, 1.3.0+git20240701-1~exp1, 1.3.0+git20240701-2, 1.3.0+git20240701-3, 1.3.0+git20240701-4, 1.3.0+git20250228-1, 1.3.0+git20250228-2, 1.3.0+git20250907-1, 1.3.0-6, 1.3.0-7, 1.3.0-7.1, 1.3.0-8, 1.3.0-8.1, 1.4.0-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-116258
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 17:42 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability was identified in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This affects an unknown part of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116258
libimobiledevice
Fixed versions: Not specified
libimobiledevice
Fixed versions: Not specified
libimobiledevice
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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