CVE-2026-70377
imagecli: Uncontrolled Memory Allocation via Unbounded scale Ratio Causes Denial of Service
Description
imagecli's `scale <ratio>` pipeline operation (Scale::apply() in src/image_ops.rs) computes output width/height as (dimension as f32 * ratio) as u32 with no upper-bound validation on the CLI-supplied ratio, which is parsed via nom::number::complete::float with no range check. A large ratio (e.g. 100000) causes an attempted allocation of hundreds of terabytes, aborting the process. Any application embedding imagecli as a library and accepting user-controlled pipeline strings is remotely crashable with a single request.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 5, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Add validation for the scale ratio input.
- Ensure dimension calculations do not exceed system limits.
- Update imagecli to the latest secure version.
- Review memory allocation size before processing.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-70377.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/theotherphil/imagecli/issues/66 |
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New CVE Received by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Aug. 05, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'theotherphil', 'product': 'imagecli', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': '0.2.1'}], 'programFiles': ['src/image_ops.rs'], 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}] Added Description imagecli's `scale <ratio>` pipeline operation (Scale::apply() in src/image_ops.rs) computes output width/height as (dimension as f32 * ratio) as u32 with no upper-bound validation on the CLI-supplied ratio, which is parsed via nom::number::complete::float with no range check. A large ratio (e.g. 100000) causes an attempted allocation of hundreds of terabytes, aborting the process. Any application embedding imagecli as a library and accepting user-controlled pipeline strings is remotely crashable with a single request. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-789 Added Reference https://github.com/theotherphil/imagecli/issues/66