CVE 4.2 MEDIUM

Glib: integer overflow leading to buffer underflow and out-of-bounds write in glib g_base64_encode()_CVE-2026-1484

4.2 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Description

A flaw was found in the GLib Base64 encoding routine when processing very large input data. Due to incorrect use of integer types during length calculation, the library may miscalculate buffer boundaries. This can cause memory writes outside the allocated buffer. Applications that process untrusted or extremely large Base64 input using GLib may crash or behave unpredictably.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-1484
Source redhat
Published Jan 27, 2026 at 13:41
Modified Jan 27, 2026 at 15:12

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CWE Classification

References

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