# CVE-2026-111275: nifti\_clib through 3.0.1 Stack Out-of-Bounds Access via nifti\_convert\_n2hdr2nim

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/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: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- NIFTI-Imaging nifti\_clib: through 3.0.1

## Description

nifti_clib through 3.0.1 contains a stack-based out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability in nifti_convert_n2hdr2nim() because the NIfTI-2 dim[0] value is never range-checked. Attackers can supply a crafted 540-byte NIfTI-2 header read via nifti_image_read() to crash applications or corrupt stack memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NIFTI-Imaging nifti\_clib, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/nifticlib-nifti2-dim0-oob
- https://github.com/NIFTI-Imaging/nifti_clib/issues/195
- https://github.com/NIFTI-Imaging/nifti_clib/pull/197
- https://github.com/NIFTI-Imaging/nifti_clib/blob/96b9954fafcf3bd69a4ee2091b0d707ed2077697/nifti2/nifti2_io.c#L4985-L5026
- https://github.com/NIFTI-Imaging/nifti_clib
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nifti-clib-through-3.0.1-stack-out-of-bounds-access-via-nifti-convert-n2hdr2nim

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