CVE-2025-71450: inih before r63 Stack Buffer Under-Read in ini_parse_stream Discard Loop

Published Nov 2, 2026
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Updated

inih before r63 contains a one-byte stack buffer under-read in iniparsestream() in ini.c that allows attackers to read abyss[-1] via an embedded NUL byte after an overlong line. Attackers can supply an INI file or string with a line of at least INIMAXLINE-1 bytes followed by a NUL byte, causing undefined behavior reported by memory sanitizers.

Affected Software

6 affected components
ubuntu/libinih*
ubuntu/libinih*
ubuntu/libinih*
ubuntu/libinih*
ubuntu/libinih*
ubuntu/libinih*

Event History

Nov 2, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·02:28 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:28 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Nov 3, 2026
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:00 AM
Affected Software

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