FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an integer overflow in the BGP…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | up to 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | pavel-odintsov |
- cpe:2.3:a:pavel-odintsov:fastnetmon:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·pavel-odintsov
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48691
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjmc-gjwh-qr2w
References
More pavel-odintsov Fastnetmon vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35974 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-35971 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-35972 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-37109 An issue was discovered in FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.7. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-37108 An issue was discovered in FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.7. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-35980 FastNetMon Community Edition through 1.2.9 contains an OS command injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-48691 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48691 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pjmc-gjwh-qr2w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-48691 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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