CVE-2026-5450 (GCVE-0-2026-5450)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-20 20:55 – Updated: 2026-04-21 19:49
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Title
scanf %mc off-by-one heap buffer overflow
Summary
Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an explicit width greater than 1024 could result in a one byte heap buffer overflow.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based buffer overflow
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The GNU C Library glibc Affected: 2.7 , < * (custom)
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Date Public
2026-03-19 17:36
Credits
Rocket Ma
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