ION-DTN before 4.2.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via decodeSdnv
cve-program · CVE-2026-84484
PublishedION-DTN versions before 4.2.0 contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the decodeSdnv function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read memory by sending truncated SDNV values. Attackers can send a UDP datagram to the LTP link service input port with a truncated SDNV to trigger reads up to nine bytes past buffer boundaries and underflow byte counters.
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CVE-2026-84484 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-84484
- https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/security/advisories/GHSA-85pw-28vw-2jf7
- https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/commit/d52d22bdd383798712357f86a2778757f740e812
- https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/releases/tag/ion-open-source-4.2.0
- https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/blob/ion-open-source-4.1.4/ici/library/platform.c#L1982
- https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/blob/ion-open-source-4.1.4/ici/library/ion.c#L1693
- https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ion-dtn-before-4.2.0-out-of-bounds-read-via-decodesdnv
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