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CVE-2026-8997

Summary
Assigner-CERT-PL
Assigner Org ID-4bb8329e-dd38-46c1-aafb-9bf32bcb93c6
Published At-22 May, 2026 | 13:26
Updated At-22 May, 2026 | 15:03
Rejected At-
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Heap Buffer Overflow in vifm

vifm is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow during the history merge process when saving the state file (vifminfo.json). This flaw occurs because the application lacks a runtime check on the length of history entries in release builds, potentially allowing a crafted long path or command in the history to cause memory corruption or application crashes. Releases from 0.12.1 to 0.14.3 (including) are considered vulnerable. This issue was fixed in commit 23063c7

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Assigner:CERT-PL
Assigner Org ID:4bb8329e-dd38-46c1-aafb-9bf32bcb93c6
Published At:22 May, 2026 | 13:26
Updated At:22 May, 2026 | 15:03
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Heap Buffer Overflow in vifm

vifm is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow during the history merge process when saving the state file (vifminfo.json). This flaw occurs because the application lacks a runtime check on the length of history entries in release builds, potentially allowing a crafted long path or command in the history to cause memory corruption or application crashes. Releases from 0.12.1 to 0.14.3 (including) are considered vulnerable. This issue was fixed in commit 23063c7

Affected Products
Vendor
vifm
Product
vifm
Repo
https://github.com/vifm/vifm/
Program Files
  • src/utils/trie.c
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0.12.1 through 0.14.3 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-122CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-122
Description: CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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4.04.8MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Version: 4.0
Base score: 4.8
Base severity: MEDIUM
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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Michał Majchrowicz (AFINE)
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Marcin Wyczechowski (AFINE)
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https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/05/CVE-2026-8997
third-party-advisory
https://github.com/vifm/vifm/commit/23063c741f15a85621fd232dfc3ac5b779f6910d
patch
Hyperlink: https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/05/CVE-2026-8997
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/vifm/vifm/commit/23063c741f15a85621fd232dfc3ac5b779f6910d
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