ntop nDPI through 6.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in dissect_softether_host_fqdn() in softether.c that compares host_name using the consumed byte count instead of data length. Remote attackers can send crafted short UDP datagrams on already-classified SoftEther flows, causing strncmp to read beyond the packet payload buffer.
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Description ntop nDPI through 6.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in dissect_softether_host_fqdn() in softether.c that compares host_name using the consumed byte count instead of data length. Remote attackers can send crafted short UDP datagrams on already-classified SoftEther flows, causing strncmp to read beyond the packet payload buffer.
Title ntop nDPI through 6.0 Out-of-Bounds Read in SoftEther Dissector
First Time appeared Ntop
Ntop ndpi
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ntop:ndpi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ntop
Ntop ndpi
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-26T21:52:42.875Z

Updated: 2026-10-26T21:52:42.875Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T20:23:36.908Z

Link: CVE-2026-116744

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-26T22:16:58.963

Modified: 2026-10-26T22:16:59.083

Link: CVE-2026-116744

cve-icon Redhat

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