# CVE-2026-111138: NetSurf libnsbmp through 0.1.7 Out-of-Bounds Read in RLE8 and RLE4 Decoders

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- NetSurf libnsbmp: through 0.1.7

## Description

NetSurf libnsbmp through 0.1.7 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in bmp_decode_rle8() and bmp_decode_rle4() because absolute-run bound checks omit the word-alignment pad byte. Attackers can supply a crafted RLE8 or RLE4 BMP ending on an odd-length absolute run to cause a one-byte heap over-read, crashing applications decoding untrusted images.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NetSurf libnsbmp, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libnsbmp-rle-absolute-pad-and-ico-mask-oob-read
- https://github.com/netsurf-browser/libnsbmp/blob/ea063c9f46acb43e90208da14073332b505ef7e7/src/libnsbmp.c#L942-L982
- https://github.com/netsurf-browser/libnsbmp/blob/ea063c9f46acb43e90208da14073332b505ef7e7/src/libnsbmp.c#L1096-L1147
- https://download.netsurf-browser.org/libs/releases/libnsbmp-0.1.7-src.tar.gz
- https://github.com/netsurf-browser/libnsbmp
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netsurf-libnsbmp-through-0.1.7-out-of-bounds-read-in-rle8-and-rle4-decoders

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