Bug 2464416 (CVE-2026-42482) - CVE-2026-42482 hashcat: stack-based buffer overflow in rule engine
Summary: CVE-2026-42482 hashcat: stack-based buffer overflow in rule engine
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-42482
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2467782
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Reported: 2026-05-01 15:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-07 17:59 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-01 15:05:38 UTC
A stack-based buffer overflow in mangle_to_hex_lower() and mangle_to_hex_upper() in src/rp_cpu.c in hashcat v7.1.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted rule file, or via the -j or -k rule options used with password candidates of 128 or more characters. The vulnerability is caused by a bounds check that fails to account for the 2x expansion that occurs when password bytes are converted to hexadecimal.


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