CVE-2026-88357
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
nDPI 5.1.0 contains a memory access issue in the DNS dissector and serializer deserialization code. Specially crafted network input can cause byte-buffer addresses at odd offsets to be cast to uint16_t or wider integer pointers and directly dereferenced without alignment checks. This results in undefined behavior and can cause process termination in UBSan-instrumented builds or on strict-alignment architectures, leading to denial of service.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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affected products
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No affected products recorded.
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references (6) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/3213
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/pull/3231
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/6698f14bf6025394a537fe23f413cf79e9d13594
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/694231bb43ff21f452fbc2b53fcf6cdc9a99f75f
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/6ce1280c52ed52a97332c3fe58fd2b47b867ec6e
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/8fc3b439920021a77165f8aee4f81b25bc88629e
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