AZL-112580: CVE-2026-120457 affecting package libaec 1.1.3-1
Published Nov 2, 2026
·Updated
libaec through 1.1.7 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in msedecode() in src/decode.c that allows attackers to bypass a signed bounds check via an overlong fundamental sequence. Attackers can supply a crafted CCSDS 121.0/SZIP stream with 2^31 or more zero bits to crash the decoder or leak adjacent memory into decoded samples.
Affected Software
1 affected component
azure-linux/libaec<=1.1.3-1
Event History
Nov 2, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·03:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:17 PM
DescriptionAffected Software