Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 1, 2026 00:57:14 UTC

CVE-2026-120251

imagecodecs 2026.3.6 through 2026.10.10 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in ccitt_fax4_decode_size() that allows attackers to hang the calling process by supplying a crafted CCITT Group 4 stream. Attackers can provide an 8-byte G4 stream lacking EOFB to ccittfax4_decode() or the numcodecs Ccittfax4 codec, consuming full CPU until the process is killed.

Base score6.8/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 4.0

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Attack requirementsNoneAT

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionPassiveUI

Vulnerable system confidentialityNoneVC

Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI

Vulnerable system availabilityHighVA

Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC

Subsequent system integrityNoneSI

Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityVulnCheck

Last updatedNov 1, 2026 00:57:14 UTC

PublishedNov 1, 2026 00:57:14 UTC

ReservedOct 31, 2026 22:06:00 UTC

Credits

Dilanka Kaushal Hewage (r3vpwnx)