← Back to CVE Explorer

CVE-2026-104266

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

tinytag is a Python library for reading audio file metadata. From 2.0.0 until 2.3.0, an M4A file containing a sub-atom with a size of zero inside a ---- atom can cause the metadata parser to stop advancing through the input. The custom-field atom traversal repeatedly processes the malformed location, causing an infinite loop and denying service to a program that reads the crafted file. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.0.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-15 18:17:22.983000
Last modified
2026-10-21 01:17:19.640000
View original CVE JSON
{
  "id": "CVE-2026-104266",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-15T18:17:22.983",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T01:17:19.640",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "tinytag is a Python library for reading audio file metadata. From 2.0.0 until 2.3.0, an M4A file containing a sub-atom with a size of zero inside a ---- atom can cause the metadata parser to stop advancing through the input. The custom-field atom traversal repeatedly processes the malformed location, causing an infinite loop and denying service to a program that reads the crafted file. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.0."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "tinytag",
          "product": "tinytag",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": ">= 2.0.0, < 2.3.0",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-10-21T00:59:51.994856Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-104266",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-835"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/commit/9ada221ba44990cb02cd9002d992186e037b515e",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/pull/326",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/releases/tag/2.3.0",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/tinytag/tinytag/security/advisories/GHSA-24cc-9352-h2pg",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}