CVE-2026-128991
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CVE-2026-128991 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. xschem 2.9.9 through 3.4.7 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in read_xschem_file() in src/save.c that mishandles embedded-symbol records lacking a preceding instance. Attackers can supply a crafted schematic beginning with a "[" record, causing xschem to read and dereference memory below the instance array and crash..
Description
xschem 2.9.9 through 3.4.7 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in read_xschem_file() in src/save.c that mishandles embedded-symbol records lacking a preceding instance. Attackers can supply a crafted schematic beginning with a "[" record, causing xschem to read and dereference memory below the instance array and crash.
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Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Schippers | xschem | >= 2.9.9, <= 3.4.7 |
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