Description
FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the BGP NLRI (Network Layer Reachability Information) decoder. The function decode_bgp_subnet_encoding_ipv4_raw() in src/bgp_protocol.cpp reads prefix_bit_length directly from the BGP packet (line 99) without validating it is <= 32 for IPv4 prefixes. This value is passed to how_much_bytes_we_need_for_storing_certain_subnet_mask() which computes ceil(prefix_bit_length / 8), returning up to 32 bytes for a prefix_bit_length of 255. The result is used as the length argument to memcpy() (line 106), which copies into a 4-byte uint32_t stack variable (prefix_ipv4). This causes a stack buffer overflow of up to 28 bytes, which can be exploited for arbitrary code execution. Additionally, the unvalidated prefix_bit_length is passed to convert_cidr_to_binary_netmask_local_function_copy() (line 111), where a shift of (32 - cidr) with cidr > 32 causes undefined behavior.
Published: 2026-05-26
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 27 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

Tue, 26 May 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Title Stack Corruption in FastNetMon BGP NLRI Decoder Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution

Tue, 26 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-787
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 26 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Title Stack Corruption in FastNetMon BGP NLRI Decoder Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution
First Time appeared Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon
Weaknesses CWE-120
Vendors & Products Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the BGP NLRI (Network Layer Reachability Information) decoder. The function decode_bgp_subnet_encoding_ipv4_raw() in src/bgp_protocol.cpp reads prefix_bit_length directly from the BGP packet (line 99) without validating it is <= 32 for IPv4 prefixes. This value is passed to how_much_bytes_we_need_for_storing_certain_subnet_mask() which computes ceil(prefix_bit_length / 8), returning up to 32 bytes for a prefix_bit_length of 255. The result is used as the length argument to memcpy() (line 106), which copies into a 4-byte uint32_t stack variable (prefix_ipv4). This causes a stack buffer overflow of up to 28 bytes, which can be exploited for arbitrary code execution. Additionally, the unvalidated prefix_bit_length is passed to convert_cidr_to_binary_netmask_local_function_copy() (line 111), where a shift of (32 - cidr) with cidr > 32 causes undefined behavior.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T20:59:11.887Z

Reserved: 2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-48686

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T20:59:08.823Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-26T16:16:26.693

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:55:10.473

Link: CVE-2026-48686

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Updated: 2026-05-26T23:45:06Z

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