Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Jansi JNI "ioctl()" wrapper due to a lack of size verification for the argument array before the system call. This can lead to heap corruption and application crashes (DoS).
All versions are believed to be vulnerable. This project is unmaintained at the time of CVE assignment.
Published: 2026-06-16
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Description A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Jansi JNI "ioctl()" wrapper due to a lack of size verification for the argument array before the system call. This can lead to heap corruption and application crashes (DoS). All versions are believed to be vulnerable. This project is unmaintained at the time of CVE assignment.
Title Heap buffer overflow in Jansi
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': '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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-16T12:15:30.337Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T14:47:20.636Z

Link: CVE-2026-8484

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Updated: 2026-06-16T12:15:23.476Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-16T12:16:26.730

Modified: 2026-06-16T15:41:12.897

Link: CVE-2026-8484

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-122

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow