Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libsoup package, versions [0,3.6.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.95% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBSOUP-15218785
  • published5 Feb 2026
  • disclosed2 Feb 2026
  • creditNaoki Wakamatsu

Introduced: 2 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-1761  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libsoup to version 3.6.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow in the soup_filter_input_stream_read_until() function. An attacker can cause memory corruption, potentially leading to application crashes or execution of arbitrary code, by sending a specially crafted multipart HTTP response.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1