CVE-2026-7828

UltraVNC repeater integer overflow in win_log malloc leading to heap overflow

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 1, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 05:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUltraVNC

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

UltraVNC repeater through 1.8.2.2 contains an integer overflow in the HTTP request logging path. In repeater/webgui/settings.c:336, the win_log() function allocates list nodes via malloc(sizeof(struct LIST) + strlen(line)), where line is derived from HTTP request URIs. If strlen(line) is sufficiently large, the addition overflows to a value smaller than sizeof(struct LIST), causing a heap allocation smaller than required. The subsequent strcpy of the full string into the undersized allocation produces a heap buffer overflow. In the current implementation this overflow is bounded by the HTTP receive buffer size (WI_RXBUFSIZE = 153600 bytes, well below SIZE_MAX on 32-bit builds), limiting practical exploitability to a partial heap write. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger the theoretical overflow path by sending a maximally-sized URI in an HTTP request to the repeater HTTP port.

Affected

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

v ≤ 1.8.2.2

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMsecurin
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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