CVE-2026-120251 - imagecodecs 2026.3.6 through 2026.10.10 Infinite Loop via ccittfax4_decode()

CVE-2026-120251 - imagecodecs 2026.3.6 through 2026.10.10 Infinite Loop via ccittfax4_decode()

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-120251
Published : Nov. 1, 2026, 1:17 a.m. | 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Description :imagecodecs 2026.3.6 through 2026.10.10 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in ccitt_fax4_decode_size() that allows attackers to hang the calling process by supplying a crafted CCITT Group 4 stream. Attackers can provide an 8-byte G4 stream lacking EOFB to ccittfax4_decode() or the numcodecs Ccittfax4 codec, consuming full CPU until the process is killed.
Severity: 6.8 | MEDIUM
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