High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2026· Updated Oct 14, 2026

CVE-2026-85442

Description

MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 fails to validate packet length declarations in CMOOSCommPkt::OnBytesWritten(), allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger unbounded buffer allocation by sending crafted wire packets. Attackers can send packets with large declared lengths to exhaust server memory and cause denial of service before client authentication completes.

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Affected products

Themoos/core-moos2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:themoos:core-moos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:themoos:core-moos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.4.0
- (no CPE)range: <=10.4.0

Patches

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References

github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/Comms/MOOSCommPkt.cppnvdIssue TrackingPatch
github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/e7ea624a7b7828b47fcd35fc43feec1f5cfbbe21nvdIssue TrackingPatch
github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/81nvdIssue TrackingPatch
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-moosdb-denial-of-service-via-unbounded-packet-allocationnvdThird Party Advisory

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