CVE-2026-88357
Description
nDPI 5.1.0 contains a memory access issue in the DNS dissector and serializer deserialization code. Specially crafted network input can cause byte-buffer addresses at odd offsets to be cast to uint16_t or wider integer pointers and directly dereferenced without alignment checks. This results in undefined behavior and can cause process termination in UBSan-instrumented builds or on strict-alignment architectures, leading to denial of service.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
Propose a mitigation on Community Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/3213
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/pull/3231
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/6698f14bf6025394a537fe23f413cf79e9d13594
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/694231bb43ff21f452fbc2b53fcf6cdc9a99f75f
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/6ce1280c52ed52a97332c3fe58fd2b47b867ec6e
- https://github.com/utoni/nDPI/commit/8fc3b439920021a77165f8aee4f81b25bc88629e
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.