VMime through 0.9.2 contains an integer underflow in the uuEncoder::decode function that allows remote attackers to trigger a stack-based…
CVE-2026-116738 · GHSA-rhj9-fcgr-5r62 · EUVD-2026-110486 · published 26 Oct 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 8.7 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
- kisli vmime: 0 ≤0.9.2
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
VMime through 0.9.2 contains an integer underflow in the uuEncoder::decode function that allows remote attackers to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow via crafted uuencoded MIME parts. Attackers can send an email with a uuencoded line whose length character is 'b' but is not a 'begin' line, corrupting stack memory to crash the application or potentially execute code.
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References
- github.com/kisli/vmime/pull/363
- github.com/kisli/vmime/commit/e85925eddc638939f0eeb7ee55ec047d04a760d8
- github.com/kisli/vmime
- github.com/kisli/vmime/blob/v0.9.2/src/vmime/utility/encoder/uuEncoder.cpp#L185-L190
- hackmd.io/@haindpwn/vmime-uuencode-decoder-oob-write
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vmime-through-0.9.2-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-uuencode-decoder
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