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CVE-2026-24799

Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in davisking dlib (dlib/external/zlib modules).

MEDIUM 5.2EPSS 0.14%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in davisking dlib (dlib/external/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inflate.C. This issue affects dlib: before v19.24.9.

CVSS 4.0
5.2 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.14% probability · 3th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120, CWE-787
Source
cve_disclosure@tech.gov.sg
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.14%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.