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CVE-2026-123999 ION-DTN 3.6.2-4.2.0 Heap Buffer Overflow via nm_mgr AMP Rendering

8.7 highEPSS 0.5%

High (8.7) in nasa-jpl ion-dtn. EPSS 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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NASA JPL ION-DTN 3.6.2 through 4.2.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the Network Management daemon (nm_mgr) string-formatting logic that allows a malicious or misconfigured agent to trigger an out-of-bounds write by sending deeply nested AMP payloads that exceed fixed-size buffer allocations through unbounded strcat operations. Attackers can transmit oversized AMP reports, tables, or macros over the UDP CLA/AMP path or trigger the flaw locally via interactive UI rendering to crash nm_mgr and cause a denial of service halting telemetry collection and operator visibility.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.7 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 42nd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-12. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
Modified
Assigned by
VulnCheck (CNA)
NVD analysis
Deferred: the NVD does not plan to analyze it
Record from
the NVD, synced

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Versions

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ProductAffected
nasa-jpl ION-DTNfrom 3.6.2 through 4.2.0

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow Likelihood: High · Severity: High

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