CVE-2026-46603
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CVE-2026-46603 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. VP8L decoding in golang.org/x/image/vp8l can allocate an excessive amount of memory when processing a crafted VP8L image containing many unused Huffman tree groups. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion.. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
VP8L decoding in golang.org/x/image/vp8l can allocate an excessive amount of memory when processing a crafted VP8L image containing many unused Huffman tree groups. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| golang.org/x/image | golang.org/x/image/vp8l | < 0.45.0 |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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