CVE-2026-32836 PUBLISHED

mackron / dr_libs Excessive Memory Allocation in PICTURE Metadata Parsing

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 16.03.2026 Published: 17.03.2026 Updated: 18.03.2026

dr_libs version 0.13.3 and earlier contain an uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability in drflac__read_and_decode_metadata() that allows attackers to trigger excessive memory allocation by supplying crafted PICTURE metadata blocks. Attackers can exploit attacker-controlled mimeLength and descriptionLength fields to cause denial of service through memory exhaustion when processing FLAC streams with metadata callbacks.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.9

Product Status

Vendor mackron
Product dr_libs
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 0 to 0.13.3 (incl.)

Credits

  • Ana Kapulica finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-789 Memory allocation with excessive size value CWE