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CVE-2026-85442 Details

Description

MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 fails to validate packet length declarations in CMOOSCommPkt::OnBytesWritten(), allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger unbounded buffer allocation by sending crafted wire packets. Attackers can send packets with large declared lengths to exhaust server memory and cause denial of service before client authentication completes.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos	[email protected]	Product
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/Comms/MOOSCommPkt.cpp#L99	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/e7ea624a7b7828b47fcd35fc43feec1f5cfbbe21	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/81	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-moosdb-denial-of-service-via-unbounded-packet-allocation	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-789	Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
themoos core-moos	< 10.4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:themoos:core-moos:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 14, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 4, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Sep 3, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]