5.1
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-50643
Out‑of‑Bounds Read in 8cc
Description

8cc is vulnerable to an Out‑of‑Bounds Read due to improper handling of #line directives and GNU linemarkers. The compiler accepts attacker-controlled filename and line number metadata and later uses it without validation when accessing source line arrays. By supplying invalid or oversized line numbers, an attacker can trigger out-of-bounds memory access and a crash. Maintainer of this project was notified early about this vulnerability, but didn't respond with the details of vulnerability or vulnerable version range. Version corresponding to the commit b480958 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested but might also be vulnerable.

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2026, 8:58 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 18, 2026, 8:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

CERT-PL
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-50643 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 4bb8329e-dd38-46c1-aafb-9bf32bcb93c6
Solution
Update the compiler to patch memory corruption vulnerabilities related to line directive handling.
  • Update the compiler to the latest version.
  • Apply patches for the compiler.
  • Validate input for line directives.
  • Sanitize filename and line number metadata.

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Vulnerability in 8cc compiler

Vulnerability in 8cc compiler CVE ID CVE-2026-50643 Publication date 18 June 2026 Vendor rui314 Product 8cc Vulnerable versions b480958 Vulnerability type (CWE) Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) Report sou ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 18, 2026 (0 minutes ago)
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