FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet capture buffer allocation. In src/packet_storage.hpp, the allocate_buffer() function computes memory_size_in_bytes as 'buffer_size_in_packets * (max_captured_packet_size + sizeof(fastnetmon_pcap_pkthdr_t)) + sizeof(fastnetmon_pcap_file_header_t)' using unsigned int (32-bit) arithmetic. With max_captured_packet_size=1500 and sizeof(fastnetmon_pcap_pkthdr_t)=16, each packet requires approximately 1516 bytes. If buffer_size_in_packets exceeds approximately 2,832,542, the multiplication overflows, resulting in a much smaller allocation than expected. Subsequent write_packet() calls then write past the allocated buffer, causing heap corruption. The buffer_size_in_packets value is derived from the ban_details_records_count configuration parameter, which is parsed using atoi() with no overflow checking.

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Tue, 26 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 26 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Title Integer Overflow in FastNetMon Packet Storage Buffer Allocation
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-190

Tue, 26 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon
Vendors & Products Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon

Tue, 26 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the packet capture buffer allocation. In src/packet_storage.hpp, the allocate_buffer() function computes memory_size_in_bytes as 'buffer_size_in_packets * (max_captured_packet_size + sizeof(fastnetmon_pcap_pkthdr_t)) + sizeof(fastnetmon_pcap_file_header_t)' using unsigned int (32-bit) arithmetic. With max_captured_packet_size=1500 and sizeof(fastnetmon_pcap_pkthdr_t)=16, each packet requires approximately 1516 bytes. If buffer_size_in_packets exceeds approximately 2,832,542, the multiplication overflows, resulting in a much smaller allocation than expected. Subsequent write_packet() calls then write past the allocated buffer, causing heap corruption. The buffer_size_in_packets value is derived from the ban_details_records_count configuration parameter, which is parsed using atoi() with no overflow checking.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T21:01:57.049Z

Reserved: 2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-48690

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T21:01:16.360Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-05-26T17:16:53.547

Modified: 2026-05-26T21:16:42.953

Link: CVE-2026-48690

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T19:00:15Z

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