HIGHVulnerability

CVE-2026-81692

openssl_encrypt (pip: openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier fail to validate the 36-bit STREAMINFO total_samples field of FLAC files before using it to size an allocation (np.random.randint(size=(total_samples, channels))). A ~50-byte crafted FLAC file declaring ~100 million samples causes a multi-gigabyte memory allocation, leading to out-of-memory denial of service during 'decrypt --stego-extract'. The issue is fixed in 1.4.9; both the 1.4.x and 1.5.x lines are affected.

Properties

severity
HIGH
score
7.5
cve_id
CVE-2026-81692
signal_observed_at
2026-09-23T22:44:39+00:00
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
published_at
2026-08-27T17:20:59.140
last_modified
2026-09-23T17:17:42.677

Related Entities (2)

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

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