Description
libconfini 1.16.4 contains a heap out-of-bounds write condition involving the bundled load_ini_buffer.h utility and strip_ini_cache(). The bundled utility allocates exactly ini_length bytes, while strip_ini_cache() unconditionally writes a NUL terminator at ini_source[ini_length], requiring an additional writable byte. Applications using the bundled allocation pattern can trigger deterministic heap memory corruption when processing any non-empty INI input, resulting in denial of service.
Published: 2026-09-24
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description libconfini 1.16.4 contains a heap out-of-bounds write condition involving the bundled load_ini_buffer.h utility and strip_ini_cache(). The bundled utility allocates exactly ini_length bytes, while strip_ini_cache() unconditionally writes a NUL terminator at ini_source[ini_length], requiring an additional writable byte. Applications using the bundled allocation pattern can trigger deterministic heap memory corruption when processing any non-empty INI input, resulting in denial of service.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T15:57:33.757Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-88370

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T16:17:13.977

Modified: 2026-09-24T16:17:13.977

Link: CVE-2026-88370

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