Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the schema lexer of flatcc 4c3b999e. When an exact-length FlatBuffers schema buffer ends with a digit, the integer digit-scan loop in lex() advances past the end of the input buffer and dereferences the out-of-bounds pointer. A specially crafted schema can trigger a one-byte heap buffer over-read, resulting in application crash and denial of service.
Published: 2026-09-22
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An out‑of‑bounds read occurs in the schema lexer of flatcc when an exact‑length FlatBuffers schema buffer ends with a digit. The lexer’s integer scan loop incorrectly advances past the buffer boundary and dereferences an invalid pointer, causing a one‑byte heap over‑read. This flaw leads to an application crash and denial of service but does not grant code execution or information disclosure.

Affected Systems

The issue appears in the flatcc library at commit 4c3b999e and any derivative builds that have not been updated to the fix committed as c1dcc8ecd1a74b1e9e724ec7dc98828a5c95528e. No vendor or product names were supplied, so any software that links against this specific flatcc revision is potentially impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, indicating a low publicly known exploitation probability. The likely attack vector is the delivery of a malicious schema buffer to an application, which could be local or remote depending on how schemas are accepted. An attacker would need write access to the target system or the ability to supply a schema to trigger the crash; no remote code execution is possible.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 22, 2026 at 20:24 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade flatcc to the patched commit c1dcc8ecd1a74b1e9e724ec7dc98828a5c95528e or later and rebuild the application.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, restrict schema parsing to trusted internal sources or disable the feature in environments exposed to untrusted input.
  • Add runtime bounds checks before lexer execution to verify that the schema buffer length and terminating characters do not cause out‑of‑bounds reads.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 22, 2026 at 20:24 UTC.

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History

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out-of-Bounds Read in FlatBuffers Schema Lexer Causing Denial of Service
First Time appeared Dvidelabs
Dvidelabs flatcc
Weaknesses CWE-125
Vendors & Products Dvidelabs
Dvidelabs flatcc

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the schema lexer of flatcc 4c3b999e. When an exact-length FlatBuffers schema buffer ends with a digit, the integer digit-scan loop in lex() advances past the end of the input buffer and dereferences the out-of-bounds pointer. A specially crafted schema can trigger a one-byte heap buffer over-read, resulting in application crash and denial of service.
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Dvidelabs Flatcc
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T19:40:01.909Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-88344

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-22T20:17:10.493

Modified: 2026-09-22T20:17:10.493

Link: CVE-2026-88344

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Updated: 2026-09-22T20:30:08Z

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