CVE-2026-46603 (GCVE-0-2026-46603)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-14 16:38 – Updated: 2026-08-14 19:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Excessive memory allocation during VP8L decoding in golang.org/x/image
Summary
VP8L decoding in golang.org/x/image/vp8l can allocate an excessive amount of memory when processing a crafted VP8L image containing many unused Huffman tree groups. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-14 19:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Assigner
References
3 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| golang.org/x/image | golang.org/x/image/vp8l |
Affected:
0 , < 0.45.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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