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CVE-2026-68768

hashcat through 7.1.2 Heap Buffer Overflow in outfile_write() via Oversized Username PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

hashcat contains a heap-based buffer overflow (out-of-bounds write) in the outfile_write() function in src/outfile.c. When assembling output into a fixed-size buffer (HCBUFSIZ_LARGE, ~16 MB), the function sequentially appends the username, separator, hash, and plaintext via memcpy without validating that the accumulated length stays within the buffer capacity. When run with --username --show against a crafted hash file containing an oversized username that nearly fills the buffer, the total assembled output exceeds the buffer, causing a heap buffer overflow that can corrupt memory and crash the process.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
hashcat / hashcataffected 0 through 7.1.2

CWE

CWE-120

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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