openssl_encrypt (pip: openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier fail to validate the 36-bit STREAMINFO total_samples field of FLAC files before using it to size an allocation (np.random.randint(size=(total_samples, channels))). A ~50-byte crafted FLAC file declaring ~100 million samples causes a multi-gigabyte memory allocation, leading to out-of-memory denial of service during 'decrypt --stego-extract'. The issue is fixed in 1.4.9; both the 1.4.x and 1.5.x lines are affected.
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| Description | openssl_encrypt (pip: openssl-encrypt) versions 1.4.8 and earlier fail to validate the 36-bit STREAMINFO total_samples field of FLAC files before using it to size an allocation (np.random.randint(size=(total_samples, channels))). A ~50-byte crafted FLAC file declaring ~100 million samples causes a multi-gigabyte memory allocation, leading to out-of-memory denial of service during 'decrypt --stego-extract'. The issue is fixed in 1.4.9; both the 1.4.x and 1.5.x lines are affected. | |
| Title | openssl_encrypt before 1.4.9 Denial of Service via STREAMINFO | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-789 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-27T14:50:56.894Z
Reserved: 2026-08-27T11:12:00.889Z
Link: CVE-2026-81692
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-27T17:20:59.140
Modified: 2026-08-27T17:20:59.140
Link: CVE-2026-81692
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