# CVE-2026-41445: KissFFT Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow via kiss\_fftndr\_alloc()

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-04-20 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- mborgerding kissfft: version range not reported

## Description

KissFFT before commit 8a8e66e contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the kiss_fftndr_alloc() function in kiss_fftndr.c where the allocation size calculation dimOther*(dimReal+2)*sizeof(kiss_fft_scalar) overflows signed 32-bit integer arithmetic before being widened to size_t, causing malloc() to allocate an undersized buffer. Attackers can trigger heap buffer overflow by providing crafted dimensions that cause the multiplication to exceed INT_MAX, allowing writes beyond the allocated buffer region when kiss_fftndr() processes the data.

## What to do

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

- https://github.com/mborgerding/kissfft/commit/8a8e66e33d692bad1376fe7904d87d767730537f
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kissfft-integer-overflow-heap-buffer-overflow-via-kiss-fftndr-alloc

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