Application crash via reduced-build 3DNow! decoding
Published Jul 21, 2026 · Updated Jul 21, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in Capstone before 5.0.8 or before 6.0.0-Alpha8 allows remote attackers to crash reduced-X86 applications. In CAPSTONE_X86_REDUCE builds, readOpcode() assigns THREEDNOW_MAP for 0F 0F, but guarded cases leave indextable or dec NULL before dereference. The crash requires an application to disassemble attacker-supplied x86 or x86-64 bytes with the reduced library and interrupts only that process unless Capstone runs in a kernel context.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in Capstone before 5.0.8 or before 6.0.0-Alpha8 allows remote attackers to crash reduced-X86 applications. In CAPSTONE_X86_REDUCE builds, readOpcode() assigns THREEDNOW_MAP for 0F 0F, but guarded cases leave indextable or dec NULL before dereference. The crash requires an application to disassemble attacker-supplied x86 or x86-64 bytes with the reduced library and interrupts only that process unless Capstone runs in a kernel context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-47143
- Published
- Jul 21, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Vendor
- Capstone Engine
- Product
- Capstone
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 5.0.8
- Affected versionversion=< 6.0.0-Alpha8
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Upstream reduced-X86 3DNow! crash reproducerproof of concept · demonstrated
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