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Description
tcpflow through 1.6.1 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read process memory by sending packets with forged IP payload lengths. Attackers can inject crafted IPv4 or IPv6 TCP packets into captured traffic or pcap files to leak adjacent memory into reconstructed flow files or crash tcpflow.
Exploits & detection
No public PoC or detection template found yet.
Timeline
- Published: 30 Oct 2026
- Last modified upstream: 04 Nov 2026
Sources & licenses
- CVE / CVSS / CWE
- NVD record ↗ (unmodified). This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. CVE® © The MITRE Corporation.
- Exploitation
- CISA KEV (CC0) · EPSS by FIRST.org
- References used for the analysis
- https://github.com/simsong/tcpflow
- https://github.com/simsong/tcpflow/blob/tcpflow-1.6.1/src/tcpdemux.cpp#L747
- https://github.com/simsong/tcpflow/blob/tcpflow-1.6.1/src/tcpdemux.cpp#L781
- https://github.com/simsong/tcpflow/issues/279
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/tcpflow-ip-payload-length-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tcpflow-through-1.6.1-out-of-bounds-read-via-tcp-demultiplexer-payload-length
- Analysis, summary and remediation
- © VulnCrest