KeePass versions 2.35 through 2.61.1 fail to validate KDBX header field sizes before memory allocation in the ReadHeaderField function. Attackers can craft a malicious KDBX file declaring excessive header field lengths to trigger allocation of gigabytes of memory, causing the application to consume resources and terminate.
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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000
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| Description | KeePass versions 2.35 through 2.61.1 fail to validate KDBX header field sizes before memory allocation in the ReadHeaderField function. Attackers can craft a malicious KDBX file declaring excessive header field lengths to trigger allocation of gigabytes of memory, causing the application to consume resources and terminate. | |
| Title | KeePass 2.35 through 2.61.1 Memory Exhaustion via KDBX Header Field Size | |
| First Time appeared |
Keepass
Keepass keepass |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-789 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Keepass
Keepass keepass |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-09T10:07:26.502Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T11:35:02.617Z
Link: CVE-2026-86776
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-09T10:22:33.970
Modified: 2026-09-09T10:22:33.970
Link: CVE-2026-86776
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Updated: 2026-09-09T12:00:08Z
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