Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in davisking dlib (dlib/external/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inflate.C.

This issue affects dlib: before v19.24.9.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00016.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
davisking dlib affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < v19.24.9

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References
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https://github.com/davisking/dlib/pull/3063 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Davisking
Davisking dlib
Vendors & Products Davisking
Davisking dlib

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in davisking dlib (dlib/external/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inflate.C. This issue affects dlib: before v19.24.9.
Title A heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in davisking/dlib
Weaknesses CWE-120
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GovTech CSG

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-27T15:29:38.861Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T08:18:43.268Z

Link: CVE-2026-24799

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T15:29:29.411Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-27T09:15:49.787

Modified: 2026-01-27T14:59:34.073

Link: CVE-2026-24799

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Updated: 2026-01-27T20:17:06Z

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