CVE-2026-49760
Description
Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Erlang OTP (erl_interface) allows Stack-based Buffer Overflow.
This vulnerability is associated with program file lib/erl_interface/src/misc/ei_printterm.c and program routine ei_s_print_term.
The C function ei_s_print_term uses an internal 2000-character stack buffer to format terms. When called with an encoded Erlang term containing a very large integer (encoded representation exceeding 2000 characters), the buffer overflows. The overflow bytes are restricted to the ASCII values of 0-9 and A-F, which limits exploitation to Denial of Service.
The companion function ei_print_term, which prints directly to a FILE instead of a memory buffer, does not contain this bug.
This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before 27.3.4.13, 28.5.0.2 and 29.0.2, corresponding to erl_interface from 3.7.16 before 5.5.2.1, 5.7.0.1 and 5.8.1.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erl_interface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erl_interface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.7.16,<5.5.2.1
- (no CPE)range: >=3.7.16, <5.5.2.1; fixed in 5.7.0.1, 5.8.1
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References
5- github.com/erlang/otp/commit/0bef277b2d39dc8babb9ceb4f5d0a456f3007111nvdPatch
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-49760.htmlnvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
- github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-xcxj-5pg2-v72jnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-49760nvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
- www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.htmlnvdProduct
News mentions
1- Erlang OTP: Seven Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Including High-Severity FlawsVypr Intelligence · Jun 10, 2026