CVE-2026-68907 (GCVE-0-2026-68907)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-16 15:48 – Updated: 2026-10-16 17:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
libIEC61850: Server-side out-of-bounds stack read in association-specific dynamic dataset creation due to reversed StringUtils_copyStringToBuffer arguments
Summary
libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including MMS, GOOSE, Sampled Values, and R-Session. Prior to 1.6.2, checkDataSetAccess reverses the source and destination arguments to StringUtils_copyStringToBuffer while constructing an MMS_ASSOCIATION_SPECIFIC dataset reference. The helper treats uninitialized dataSetRef[130] storage as a source string, causing strlen to read beyond the stack buffer, and then copies those bytes into the caller-owned listName buffer. A remote defineNamedVariableList request can crash servers that have dynamic dataset service enabled and a dataset access handler installed; the advisory also observes caller stack corruption but establishes denial of service as the primary impact. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-16 16:32 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/secu… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/comm… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/rele… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mz-automation | libiec61850 |
Affected:
< 1.6.2
|
guessed |
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