CVE-2026-44042 PUBLISHED

UltraVNC repeater wi_uudecode off-by-one in base64 decode boundary check

Assigner: securin
Reserved: 05.05.2026 Published: 01.07.2026 Updated: 01.07.2026

UltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2 contains an off-by-one error in the Base64 decode helper used for HTTP Basic authentication. In repeater/webgui/webutils.c:817, the wi_uudecode() function checks whether the input length exceeds the output buffer with a strict greater-than comparison (>), while the correct check should be greater-than-or-equal (>=). When strlen(authdata) equals sizeof(decode), the decoded output length (approximately 3/4 of input) does not overflow the buffer in current practice because the outer HTTP request bounds constrain the Authorization header. However, the defective check leaves a latent off-by-one condition that could become exploitable if the buffering constraints change. The current risk is limited to a one-byte write at the boundary of a 1024-byte stack buffer under constrained conditions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS Score: 3.7

Product Status

Vendor uvnc
Product UltraVNC
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.8.2.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • Arjun Basnet, Securin (arjun.basnet@securin.io) finder

References

Problem Types

  • Off-by-one Error CWE