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Description
GNU Gatekeeper (gnugk) before 5.16 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in H46024Socket::ReceivedProbePacket() that allows remote attackers to cause a heap over-read by sending short probe packets. Attackers can send a short application-defined RTCP packet to the media port during H.460.24 probing to read past the heap allocation and possibly crash the gatekeeper.
Exploits & detection
No public PoC or detection template found yet.
Timeline
- Published: 03 Nov 2026
- Last modified upstream: 07 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/willamowius/gnugk
- https://github.com/willamowius/gnugk/blob/v5_15/GkClient.cxx#L963-L990
- https://github.com/willamowius/gnugk/commit/160aa27344ecc9a443cccaa63e8d7fa95a766610
- https://github.com/willamowius/gnugk/releases/tag/v5_16
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gnu-gatekeeper-before-5.16-out-of-bounds-read-in-h-460.24-rtcp-probe-handler
- Analysis, summary and remediation
- © VulnCrest