Buffer Overflow
The latest Buffer Overflow coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Excel RCE Flaw CVE-2026-55041 Patched: Install KB5002886 Now to Prevent Code Execution
A newly patched Microsoft Excel vulnerability could let an attacker hijack your computer just by tricking you into opening a malicious file. The security hole, tracked as CVE-2026-55041, was fixed on...
Critical Delta ASDA-Soft Flaw CVE-2026-5726 Patched in v7.2.6.0 Update
Delta Electronics has released a critical security update for its ASDA-Soft servo drive configuration software, addressing a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability designated CVE-2026-5726. The...
CVE-2026-5201: Critical gdk-pixbuf JPEG Heap Overflow Threatens Windows Systems Through Image Processing
A newly disclosed heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the gdk-pixbuf image processing library has exposed a critical attack vector that could affect millions of Windows systems. Designated...
Microsoft Security Update Guide References CVE-2026-27459: PyOpenSSL DTLS Cookie Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Microsoft's Security Response Center has published an update-guide entry referencing CVE-2026-27459, a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the pyOpenSSL library's DTLS cookie callback...
Vim 9.2.0078 Security Patch Fixes Critical Statusline Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
The Vim development team has released a critical security update addressing a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the popular text editor's statusline rendering engine. Version 9.2.0078,...
Qt KTX Buffer Overflow CVE-2024-25580: Security Patch Analysis & Windows Impact
A critical vulnerability in the Qt framework's KTX image handling, tracked as CVE-2024-25580, has been patched after discovery that specially crafted KTX files could trigger a buffer overflow,...
CVE-2023-39128: GDB Ada Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Analysis & Windows Impact
A critical stack-buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU Debugger (GDB), tracked as CVE-2023-39128, has exposed significant security risks in one of the world's most widely used debugging tools, with...
CVE-2024-27407: Linux NTFS3 Driver Patch Fixes Critical Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
A critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NTFS3 driver has been patched, addressing CVE-2024-27407—a locally exploitable buffer overflow that could allow attackers to escalate...
CVE-2023-28736: Intel SSD Tools Buffer Overflow Threatens Linux Systems
A critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Intel's SSD Tools integration with the mdadm utility, tracked as CVE-2023-28736, represents a significant security threat to Linux systems that has flown...
Patch Now: A Tiny DNS Library Flaw Puts Your Windows Apps at Risk of Crashing Instantly
A parsing flaw in the c-ares asynchronous DNS library, used by countless applications including Node.js and curl, can be exploited to crash software with a single malicious DNS response. The heap...
CVE-2025-34468: Critical libcoap Buffer Overflow Threatens IoT & Windows Security
A critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the widely used libcoap library has been publicly disclosed as CVE-2025-34468, posing significant risks to Internet of Things (IoT) devices,...
CVE-2025-68615: Critical Net-SNMP Buffer Overflow Threatens Enterprise Networks
A newly disclosed, high-severity vulnerability in the widely used Net-SNMP suite can cause the snmptrapd daemon to overflow a stack buffer and crash — and operators must treat CVE-2025-68615 as an...