VRPN through 07.36 contains an out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in vrpn_Endpoint::handle_sender_message() and handle_type_message() that allows unauthenticated remote peers to write outside a stack buffer via an unchecked length index. Attackers can connect, complete the version-cookie exchange, and send a SENDER_DESCRIPTION or TYPE_DESCRIPTION message with an out-of-range or negative index to crash the process.
https://github.com/vrpn/vrpn/commit/c893b583d928fd17d756b39271b2eae71766e7f2
https://github.com/vrpn/vrpn/commit/0da5b0b71e06e8c318a4e674c84caee12251a782
https://github.com/vrpn/vrpn/blob/79deb000cc0b47ae49a80c92c78167c02d8a04d8/vrpn_Connection.C#L4554
https://github.com/vrpn/vrpn/blob/79deb000cc0b47ae49a80c92c78167c02d8a04d8/vrpn_Connection.C#L4482
Published: 2026-11-05
Updated: 2026-11-05
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00446