ION-DTN versions before 4.2.0 contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the decodeSdnv function that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read memory by sending truncated SDNV values. Attackers can send a UDP datagram to the LTP link service input port with a truncated SDNV to trigger reads up to nine bytes past buffer boundaries and underflow byte counters.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ion-dtn-before-4.2.0-out-of-bounds-read-via-decodesdnv
https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/security/advisories/GHSA-85pw-28vw-2jf7
https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/releases/tag/ion-open-source-4.2.0
https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/commit/d52d22bdd383798712357f86a2778757f740e812
https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/blob/ion-open-source-4.1.4/ici/library/platform.c#L1982
https://github.com/nasa-jpl/ION-DTN/blob/ion-open-source-4.1.4/ici/library/ion.c#L1693
Published: 2026-09-02
Updated: 2026-09-02
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: 0.00477