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CVE-2026-55586

SumatraPDF

Description

SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.6.1 and earlier, a crafted CHM file can supply malformed LZX Huffman code lengths to make_decode_table in ext/CHMLib/lzx.c. In the long-code branch, the function writes new internal nodes through next_symbol before validating that the canonical Huffman table has overflowed. The PRETREE case can write beyond the 104-entry PRETREE_table into adjacent heap state in struct LZXstate when reached through chm_open, chm_retrieve_object, LZXdecompress, and BUILD_TABLE. This produces heap memory corruption in the parser process, while arbitrary code execution has not been demonstrated. No fixed version is available as of this review.

CVSS 6.6EPSS 0.127%Risk 0.67
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Published
2026-08-20 17:18:27
Affected versions
<=3.6.1
Type
Critical software
Last modified
2026-08-21 22:16:41
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L