CVE-2025-71450
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
inih before r63 contains a one-byte stack buffer under-read in ini_parse_stream() in ini.c that allows attackers to read abyss[-1] via an embedded NUL byte after an overlong line. Attackers can supply an INI file or string with a line of at least INI_MAX_LINE-1 bytes followed by a NUL byte, causing undefined behavior reported by memory sanitizers.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.8
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-02 15:17:12.650000
Last modified
2026-11-02 15:17:12.650000
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"id": "CVE-2025-71450",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-02T15:17:12.650",
"lastModified": "2026-11-02T15:17:12.650",
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}
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "benhoyt",
"product": "inih",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/benhoyt/inih/blob/r62/ini.c#L162-L169",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/benhoyt/inih/commit/8e06f6b77b5d4471bdc6d85ada81b67d37354a5c",
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"url": "https://github.com/benhoyt/inih/issues/223",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/benhoyt/inih/pull/206",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/benhoyt/inih/releases/tag/r63",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/inih-long-line-discard-oob-read",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/inih-before-r63-stack-buffer-under-read-in-ini-parse-stream-discard-loop",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
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}