CVE-2026-48689
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <= 1.2.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- lorikeetsecurity.com/blog/fastnetmon-cve-2026-48689-dynamic-buffer-off-by-onenvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/pavel-odintsov/fastnetmon/blob/master/src/dynamic_binary_buffer.hppnvdProduct
News mentions
1- FastNetmon CE: 15 CVEs Disclosed in Single Day — Critical BGP, Command Injection, and Memory Safety FlawsVypr Intelligence · May 26, 2026