CVE-2026-122127: Memory Corruption (CVSS 7.5)

Description

CESNET ipfixcol2 2.7.1 before 2.9.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in Lz4Decoder.cpp that allows unauthenticated network peers to write past heap buffers. Attackers can declare a small ring buffer_size followed by a large decompressed_size to write up to 65535 controlled bytes and crash the collector.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0039

Probability of exploitation

0.33%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

Other References

https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2 https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/blob/v2.8.0/src/plugins/input/tcp/src/Lz4Decoder.cpp#L139-L151 https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/commit/fd5cb168efb4b864d33f655174711b2779cef502 https://github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/releases/tag/v2.9.0 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cesnet-ipfixcol2-2.7.1-before-2.9.0-heap-buffer-overflow-via-tcp-lz4-decoder

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-122127? +

CESNET ipfixcol2 2.7.1 before 2.9.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in Lz4Decoder.cpp that allows unauthenticated network peers to write past heap buffers. Attackers can declare a small ring buffer_size followed by a large decompressed_size to write up to 65535 controlled bytes and crash the collector. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-122127? +

CVE-2026-122127 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0039, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-122127? +

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