CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-42616

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-10-07 Modified 2026-10-19 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2026-10-07
Last modified
2026-10-19
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-122, CWE-787

Description

In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in cat() in ntfscat.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the ntfscat binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading a file.

Affected configurations

• tuxera ntfs-3g (< 2026.7.7)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow weakness
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References