CVE-2026-24799 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in davisking dlib (dlib/external/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inflate.C.

This issue affects dlib: before v19.24.9.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00014.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/davisking/dlib/pull/3063

History

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in davisking dlib (dlib/external/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inflate.C. This issue affects dlib: before v19.24.9.
Title		A heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in davisking/dlib
Weaknesses		CWE-120 CWE-787
References		https://github.com/davisking/dlib/pull/3063
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GovTech CSG

Published: 2026-01-27T08:31:36.371Z

Updated: 2026-01-27T15:29:38.861Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T08:18:43.268Z

Link: CVE-2026-24799

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-27T09:15:49.787

Modified: 2026-01-27T14:59:34.073

Link: CVE-2026-24799

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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