# CVE-2026-111158: EarthScope libmseed through 3.5.4 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via ms3\_detect

- 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
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- EarthScope libmseed: through 3.5.4

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on EarthScope libmseed, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libmseed-ms3detect-short-header-oob-read
- https://github.com/EarthScope/libmseed/blob/d6e6ad306de5b7bdde072e5a5e3d58ddcc11abd8/parseutils.c#L192-L234
- https://github.com/EarthScope/libmseed/commit/c93a36a1381e944b59b10967342ee1cb94304223
- https://github.com/EarthScope/libmseed
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/earthscope-libmseed-through-3.5.4-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-ms3-detect

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