libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0 Web Inspector src/webinspector.c webinspector_receive_with_timeout heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. The impacted element is the function webinspector_receive_with_timeout of the file src/webinspector.c of the component Web Inspector. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-116262. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability was found in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function webinspector_receive_with_timeout of the file src/webinspector.c of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at bohmid-com.vercel.app. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-116262. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at bohmid-com.vercel.app. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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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• libimobiledevice

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4.0

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• Submit #1009972: libimobiledevice fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 heap leak (by ahmed0000)

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