FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow in the BGP AS_PATH attribute encoder. In src/bgp_protocol.hpp, the IPv4UnicastAnnounce::get_attributes() function computes attribute_length as 'sizeof(bgp_as_path_segment_element_t) + this->as_path_asns.size() * sizeof(uint32_t)' and stores it in a uint8_t field (line 600-605). Since uint8_t can only hold values 0-255, an AS_PATH containing more than 63 ASNs (2 + 64*4 = 258 > 255) causes silent truncation. The truncated length is used for buffer sizing, while the actual data written is the full untruncated amount, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Similarly, the path_segment_length field at line 621 is also uint8_t, truncating with more than 255 ASNs.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon | Product |
| https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/bgp_protocol.hpp | Product |
| https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48691-bgp-as-path-overflow | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
27 May 2026, 21:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CWE | CWE-122 |
27 May 2026, 15:29
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CWE | CWE-190 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
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| References | () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/bgp_protocol.hpp - Product | |
| References | () https://lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48691-bgp-as-path-overflow - Third Party Advisory |
26 May 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-26 17:16
Updated : 2026-05-27 21:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-48691
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48691
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48691
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Products Affected
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- fastnetmon
