[ CVE-2026-111158 · Published 15 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in EarthScope libmseed
CVSS 5.5
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
[ Description ]Official description
EarthScope libmseed through 3.5.4 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ms3_detect() in parseutils.c that reads past truncated miniSEED 2 record buffers. Attackers can supply a 40 to 47 byte buffer passing MS2_ISVALIDHEADER to msr3_parse() or ms3_detect(), over-reading up to 8 bytes and potentially crashing the process.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/EarthScope/libmseed
- github.com/EarthScope/libmseed/blob/d6e6ad306de5b7bdde072e5a5e3d58ddcc11abd8/parseutils.c
- github.com/EarthScope/libmseed/commit/c93a36a1381e944b59b10967342ee1cb94304223
- hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libmseed-ms3detect-short-header-oob-read
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/earthscope-libmseed-through-3.5.4-heap-out-of-bounds-read-…