FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow in the BGP AS_PATH attribute encoder. In src/bgp_protocol.hpp, the IPv4UnicastAnnounce::get_attributes() function computes attribute_length as 'sizeof(bgp_as_path_segment_element_t) + this->as_path_asns.size() * sizeof(uint32_t)' and stores it in a uint8_t field (line 600-605). Since uint8_t can only hold values 0-255, an AS_PATH containing more than 63 ASNs (2 + 64*4 = 258 > 255) causes silent truncation. The truncated length is used for buffer sizing, while the actual data written is the full untruncated amount, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Similarly, the path_segment_length field at line 621 is also uint8_t, truncating with more than 255 ASNs.

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Title Heap Buffer Overflow via BGP AS_PATH Overwrite in FastNetMon Community Edition
First Time appeared Pavel-odintsov
Pavel-odintsov fastnetmon
Weaknesses CWE-120
CWE-190
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 in the BGP AS_PATH attribute encoder. In src/bgp_protocol.hpp, the IPv4UnicastAnnounce::get_attributes() function computes attribute_length as 'sizeof(bgp_as_path_segment_element_t) + this->as_path_asns.size() * sizeof(uint32_t)' and stores it in a uint8_t field (line 600-605). Since uint8_t can only hold values 0-255, an AS_PATH containing more than 63 ASNs (2 + 64*4 = 258 > 255) causes silent truncation. The truncated length is used for buffer sizing, while the actual data written is the full untruncated amount, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Similarly, the path_segment_length field at line 621 is also uint8_t, truncating with more than 255 ASNs.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2026-05-26T15:45:19.798Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-48691

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-26T17:16:53.670

Modified: 2026-05-26T19:29:02.327

Link: CVE-2026-48691

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Updated: 2026-05-26T20:15:15Z

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