CVE-2026-84484 json
ION-DTN before 4.2.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via decodeSdnv
published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-69796 , GHSA-85pw-28vw-2jf7
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository nasa-jpl/ION-DTN. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ION-DTN versions before 4.2.0 contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the decodeSdnv function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read memory by sending truncated SDNV values. Attackers can send a UDP datagram to the LTP link service input port with a truncated SDNV to trigger reads up to nine bytes past buffer boundaries and underflow byte counters.
Patch / fix
- nasa-jpl ION-DTN 4.2.0
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/security/advisories/GHSA-85pw-28vw-2jf7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- nasa-jpl ION-DTN
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
github.com
/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/commit/d52d22bdd383798712357f86a2778757f740e812
patch
-
github.com
/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/security/advisories/GHSA-85pw-28vw-2jf7
vendor-advisory, exploit, advisory
-
github.com
/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/releases/tag/ion-open-source-4.2.0
release-notes
-
github.com
/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/blob/ion-open-source-4.1.4/ici/library/platform.c#L1982
technical-description
-
github.com
/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/blob/ion-open-source-4.1.4/ici/library/ion.c#L1693
technical-description
-
github.com
/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/ion-dtn-before-4.2.0-out-of-bounds-read-via-decodesdnv
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-84484
- NVD CVE-2026-84484
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-85pw-28vw-2jf7
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