CVE-2026-110596

quirc through 1.2 Denial of Service via find_alignment_pattern Spiral Search

Published Oct 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
quirc through 1.2 contains an excessive-iteration vulnerability in find_alignment_pattern() in lib/identify.c that allows attackers to hang quirc_end() with a crafted image. Attackers can arrange three finder patterns producing a near-degenerate perspective transform, causing billions of region_code() iterations that exhaust CPU in applications decoding attacker-supplied QR images.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Dlbeer
Dlbeer quirc
Vendors & Products Dlbeer
Dlbeer quirc
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Description quirc through 1.2 contains an excessive-iteration vulnerability in find_alignment_pattern() in lib/identify.c that allows attackers to hang quirc_end() with a crafted image. Attackers can arrange three finder patterns producing a near-degenerate perspective transform, causing billions of region_code() iterations that exhaust CPU in applications decoding attacker-supplied QR images.
Title quirc through 1.2 Denial of Service via find_alignment_pattern Spiral Search
Weaknesses CWE-834
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 1:02 AM
Reserved
Oct 14, 2026, 1:07 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 14, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Oct 20, 2026, 1:17 AM