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CVE-2026-24799

A heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in davisking/dlib

MEDIUM
5.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 27, 2026 at 08:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDlib

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Severity
MEDIUM5.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Dlib· Davisking
60%
v < v19.24.9
Affected range stops below v19.24.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Patch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/davisking/dlib/pull/3063

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.2MEDIUMGovTech CSG
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-787CWE-120

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