FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in the dynamic_binary_buffer_t class (src/dynamic_binary_buffer.hpp). Five methods (append_dynamic_buffer, append_data_as_pointer, append_data_as_object_ptr, memcpy_from_ptr, memcpy_from_object_ptr) use an incorrect bounds check of the form 'if (offset + length > maximum_internal_storage_size + 1)' instead of the correct 'if (offset + length > maximum_internal_storage_size)'. This allows writing exactly one byte past the end of the heap-allocated buffer. The class is used pervasively in BGP message encoding/decoding, NetFlow template processing, and Flow Spec NLRI construction. An attacker who can send network traffic (NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, or BGP) to a FastNetMon instance can trigger this overflow, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution by corrupting heap metadata. Notably, the append_byte() method uses the correct bounds check, confirming the inconsistency.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon | Product |
| https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/dynamic_binary_buffer.hpp | Product |
| https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48689-dynamic-buffer-off-by-one | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
27 May 2026, 02:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CWE | CWE-122 CWE-193 |
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| References | () https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48689-dynamic-buffer-off-by-one - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
26 May 2026, 20:20
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CWE | CWE-787 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/dynamic_binary_buffer.hpp - Product | |
| References | () https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48689-dynamic-buffer-off-by-one - Third Party Advisory, Exploit | |
| First Time |
Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
26 May 2026, 19:29
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-26 19:16
Updated : 2026-05-27 02:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-48689
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48689
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48689
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Products Affected
pavel-odintsov
- fastnetmon
