CVE-2026-110596

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductDlbeer Quirc
PublishedOct 14, 2026
First seenOct 14, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-834CWE-834

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
dlbeer quircv ≤ 1.2—

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