AIS-catcher has a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in `AIS::Message` leading to DoS/RCE
Priority HIGH 81CWE-131Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-131 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
AIS-catcher is a multi-platform AIS receiver. Prior to version 0.64, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the AIS::Message class of AIS-catcher. This vulnerability allows an attacker to write approximately 1KB of arbitrary data into a 128-byte buffer. This issue has been patched in version 0.64.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00544 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed AIS-catcher (jvde-github): 0.64
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jvde-github | AIS-catcher | before 0.64 | 0.64 | Patch available | CNA |
- AIS-catcher Vendorjvde-github Affected before 0.64 Fixed in 0.64 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aiscatcher:ais-catcher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.64 | Vulnerable | Aiscatcher |
- cpe:2.3:a:aiscatcher:ais-catcher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.64 Vulnerable ·Aiscatcher
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AIS-catcher (jvde-github) Fixed in 0.64
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-66216
References
More Aiscatcher Ais-catcher vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40720 AIS-catcher Integer Underflow in MQTT Packet Parsing leading to Heap Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
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