CivetWeb (commit 4a4f0c95) contains a heap and stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the read_websocket() function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to corrupt memory by sending compressed WebSocket frames when both USE_ZLIB and MG_EXPERIMENTAL_INTERFACES are defined. Attackers can negotiate permessage-deflate during the WebSocket handshake and send a crafted frame with the RSV1 bit set, causing the server to write a 4-byte zlib sync trailer out-of-bounds past the allocated buffer, leading to heap metadata corruption, denial of service, or potential code execution.
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threat_severity

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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Civetweb Project
Civetweb Project civetweb
Vendors & Products Civetweb Project
Civetweb Project civetweb

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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


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Description CivetWeb (commit 4a4f0c95) contains a heap and stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the read_websocket() function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to corrupt memory by sending compressed WebSocket frames when both USE_ZLIB and MG_EXPERIMENTAL_INTERFACES are defined. Attackers can negotiate permessage-deflate during the WebSocket handshake and send a crafted frame with the RSV1 bit set, causing the server to write a 4-byte zlib sync trailer out-of-bounds past the allocated buffer, leading to heap metadata corruption, denial of service, or potential code execution.
Title CivetWeb Heap/Stack Buffer Overflow via WebSocket permessage-deflate Decompression
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-08-11T20:14:00.402Z

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:57:58.750Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T17:24:13.914Z

Link: CVE-2026-29035

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:03:58.292Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T21:17:35.507

Modified: 2026-08-12T17:17:26.520

Link: CVE-2026-29035

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-11T20:14:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-29035 - Bugzilla