CVE-2026-0708CWE-125

Libucl: libucl: denial of service via embedded null byte in ucl input

High · published March 17, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in libucl. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted Universal Configuration Language (UCL) input that contains a key with an embedded null byte. This can cause a segmentation fault (SEGV fault) in the `ucl_object_emit` function when parsing and emitting the object, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00394 · 32.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-03-17T02:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAR 02:28Z
    Libucl: libucl: denial of service via embedded null byte in ucl input
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