xqq libaribcaption up to 1.1.2 DecoderImpl::HandleGLGR out-of-bounds

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4.8$0-$5k2.68

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in xqq libaribcaption up to 1.1.2. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects the function DecoderImpl::HandleGLGR. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-112284. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xqq libaribcaption up to 1.1.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DecoderImpl::HandleGLGR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

libaribcaption 1.1.0 through 1.1.2 contains a global out-of-bounds read in DecoderImpl::HandleGLGR() that reads past the 78-entry kLatinSpecialTable without an upper bound check. Attackers can supply crafted captions designating the Latin special set with ESC 28 4C followed by bytes 0x6F-0x7E to leak adjacent read-only data or crash decoding.

It is possible to read the advisory at hackmd.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-112284 since 10/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/19/2026).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/19/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hackmd.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-112284 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-112284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422359

Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2026 16:21
Changes: 10/19/2026 16:21 (73)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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