libcss through 0.9.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in mqparsemediaquery() that allows remote attackers to crash…
CVE-2026-116740
libcss through 0.9.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in mqparsemediaquery() that allows remote attackers to crash consumers by supplying media lists ending in a comma. Attackers can serve a stylesheet whose @media or @import media list has a trailing comma, causing NetSurf or other parsers to crash.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 7.1 (v4.0)
- Severity
- High
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 26 October 2026
- Last updated
- 31 October 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Assigner
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
At the source
References
- https://github.com/netsurf-browser/libcss
- https://github.com/netsurf-browser/libcss/blob/release/0.9.2/src/parse/mq.c#L984
- https://github.com/netsurf-browser/libcss/commit/006ffc4096040da13690abc380e5f828ec08284d
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libcss-media-list-null-deref
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libcss-through-0.9.2-null-pointer-dereference-via-media-query-parser
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