Report: CVE-2026-48689 - FastNetMon Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Analysis

Report: CVE-2026-48689 - FastNetMon Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Analysis

CVE ID :CVE-2026-48689 Published : May 26, 2026, 7:16 p.m. | 1 hour, 23 minutes ago Description :FastNetMon 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. Severity: 9.8 | CRITICAL Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Severity
CRITICAL
Published
May 26, 2026
Attack Vector: network
Impact: code execution