CVE-2026-8836 (GCVE-0-2026-8836)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-18 18:45 – Updated: 2026-05-18 19:20 X_Open Source
VLAI?
Title
lwIP snmpv3 USM snmp_msg.c snmp_parse_inbound_frame stack-based overflow
Summary
A vulnerability was found in lwIP up to 2.2.1. Affected is the function snmp_parse_inbound_frame of the file src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c of the component snmpv3 USM Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument msgAuthenticationParameters results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The patch is named 0c957ec03054eb6c8205e9c9d1d05d90ada3898c. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a lwIP Affected: 2.1.0
Affected: 2.1.1
Affected: 2.1.2
Affected: 2.1.3
Affected: 2.2.0
Affected: 2.2.1
    cpe:2.3:a:n:lwip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Credits
0rbitingZer0 (VulDB User)
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