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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-123999 EUVD-2026-120222

ION-DTN 3.6.2-4.2.0 Heap Buffer Overflow via nm_mgr AMP Rendering

Published Nov 9, 2026 · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

NASA JPL ION-DTN 3.6.2 through 4.2.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the Network Management daemon (nm_mgr) string-formatting logic that allows a malicious or misconfigured agent to trigger an out-of-bounds write by sending deeply nested AMP payloads that exceed fixed-size buffer allocations through unbounded strcat operations. Attackers can transmit oversized AMP reports, tables, or macros over the UDP CLA/AMP path or trigger the flaw locally via interactive UI rendering to crash nm_mgr and cause a denial of service halting telemetry collection and operator visibility.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
nasa-jpl ION-DTN 3.6.2 – ≤ 4.2.0 4.2.1-a.2

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