DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123785

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-123785
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123785.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123785
Upstream
Published
2026-11-06T15:17:21Z
Modified
2026-11-07T05:00:06Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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 CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Fluxbox through 1.3.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in Menu::updateMenu() in src/FbTk/Menu.cc that allows attackers to hang the window manager via crafted style geometry values. Attackers can supply a style with an oversized unbounded menu.titleHeight so the column loop never terminates, causing sustained CPU use and denial of service at startup.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / fluxbox

Package

Name
fluxbox
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fluxbox?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.5-2.1
1.3.6-1~exp1
1.3.7-1~exp1
1.3.7-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123785.json"

Debian:13 / fluxbox

Package

Name
fluxbox
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fluxbox?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.7-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123785.json"

Debian:14 / fluxbox

Package

Name
fluxbox
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fluxbox?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.7-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-123785.json"