CVE-2026-48689

NameCVE-2026-48689
DescriptionFastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in the dynamic_binary_buffer_t class (src/dynamic_binary_buffer.hpp). Five methods (append_dynamic_buffer, append_data_as_pointer, append_data_as_object_ptr, memcpy_from_ptr, memcpy_from_object_ptr) use an incorrect bounds check of the form 'if (offset + length > maximum_internal_storage_size + 1)' instead of the correct 'if (offset + length > maximum_internal_storage_size)'. This allows writing exactly one byte past the end of the heap-allocated buffer. The class is used pervasively in BGP message encoding/decoding, NetFlow template processing, and Flow Spec NLRI construction. An attacker who can send network traffic (NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, or BGP) to a FastNetMon instance can trigger this overflow, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution by corrupting heap metadata. Notably, the append_byte() method uses the correct bounds check, confirming the inconsistency.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
fastnetmon (PTS)bookworm, bookworm (security)1.2.4-2+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie1.2.8-1vulnerable
forky, sid1.2.8+git20250911-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
fastnetmonsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48689-dynamic-buffer-off-by-one
https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/pull/1051
https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/commit/fa80390ed446f887ca6fa39c9e5b6fff8846e822

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