EarthScope libmseed up to 3.5.4 parseutils.c ms3_detect out-of-bounds
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in EarthScope libmseed up to 3.5.4. This affects the function ms3_detect of the file parseutils.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-111158. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in EarthScope libmseed up to 3.5.4. This issue affects the function ms3_detect of the file parseutils.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
EarthScope libmseed through 3.5.4 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ms3_detect() in parseutils.c that reads past truncated miniSEED 2 record buffers. Attackers can supply a 40 to 47 byte buffer passing MS2_ISVALIDHEADER to msr3_parse() or ms3_detect(), over-reading up to 8 bytes and potentially crashing the process.
It is possible to read the advisory at hackmd.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-111158 since 10/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/15/2026 Advisory disclosed10/15/2026 CVE reserved
10/15/2026 VulDB entry created
10/15/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: hackmd.ioStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-111158 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-111158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-420851
Entry
Created: 10/15/2026 21:44Changes: 10/15/2026 21:44 (74)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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