7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-71266
tinyobjloader-c Stack Buffer Overflow in MTL Material File Line Parsing
Description

tinyobjloader-c's tinyobj_parse_and_index_mtl_file() (tinyobj_loader_c.h) reads each line of a .mtl material file into a fixed 4096-byte stack buffer `linebuf` via memcpy(linebuf, p, p_len), guarded only by `assert(p_len < 4095)`. Because assert() compiles to a no-op under -DNDEBUG (standard for release builds), a crafted .mtl file containing a line (e.g. a "newmtl" material name) longer than 4096 bytes overflows linebuf into the adjacent stack variable namebuf and beyond, corrupting the stack of any application that loads attacker-supplied 3D model/material files. The identical vulnerable pattern is duplicated in a second function in the same file.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2026, 1:24 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 5, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Solution
Fix stack buffer overflow in MTL parsing by validating line lengths.
  • Ensure line lengths do not exceed buffer limits.
  • Implement robust input validation for material files.
  • Update the tinyobjloader-c library to a patched version.
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URL Resource
https://github.com/syoyo/tinyobjloader-c
https://github.com/syoyo/tinyobjloader-c/blob/master/tinyobj_loader_c.h
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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 05, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-71266', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-05T15:40:51.537969Z'}
  • New CVE Received by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

    Aug. 05, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'syoyo', 'product': 'tinyobjloader-c', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['tinyobj_loader_c.h'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description tinyobjloader-c's tinyobj_parse_and_index_mtl_file() (tinyobj_loader_c.h) reads each line of a .mtl material file into a fixed 4096-byte stack buffer `linebuf` via memcpy(linebuf, p, p_len), guarded only by `assert(p_len < 4095)`. Because assert() compiles to a no-op under -DNDEBUG (standard for release builds), a crafted .mtl file containing a line (e.g. a "newmtl" material name) longer than 4096 bytes overflows linebuf into the adjacent stack variable namebuf and beyond, corrupting the stack of any application that loads attacker-supplied 3D model/material files. The identical vulnerable pattern is duplicated in a second function in the same file.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://github.com/syoyo/tinyobjloader-c
    Added Reference https://github.com/syoyo/tinyobjloader-c/blob/master/tinyobj_loader_c.h
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