CVSS 4.0
6.9 mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-62972 BACnet Stack: Out-of-bounds read in lighting_command_decode (full APDU size passed to nested tag decoders)
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BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0, lighting_command_decode in src/bacnet/lighting.c decodes its first field with the bounded apdu_size - apdu_len, but every nested decode in the operation switch is called with the original full apdu_size while the read pointer has been advanced to &apdu[apdu_len]. The leaf decoders bound their reads against the size they are told, so they read up to apdu_len bytes past the end of the caller's buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read. This issue has been patched in versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0.
Severity
- CWE
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
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- the NVD, synced
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Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| bacnet-stack | < 1.4.5 |
| bacnet-stack | < 1.5.1 |
| bacnet-stack | < 1.6.0 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers Likelihood: Low · Severity: High
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