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Description
CESNET ipfixcol2 2.7.1 before 2.9.0 contains a memory allocation vulnerability in Lz4Decoder::read_start_header() that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust memory by declaring unbounded ring buffer sizes. Attackers can open TCP connections sending LZ4 start headers with very large buffer sizes, forcing up to 4 GiB allocations per connection and denying collector service.
Exploits & detection
No public PoC or detection template found yet.
Timeline
- Published: 04 Nov 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/CESNET/ipfixcol2
- https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/blob/v2.8.0/src/plugins/input/tcp/src/Lz4Decoder.cpp#L126-L131
- https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/commit/1a199033eff847941353c5c039cb806a9ad8aa6f
- https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/releases/tag/v2.9.0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cesnet-ipfixcol2-2.7.1-before-2.9.0-memory-exhaustion-via-tcp-lz4-decoder
- Analysis, summary and remediation
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