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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.6

CVE-2026-13588 json

seladb PcapPlusPlus TLS Hello SSLHandshake.cpp getHandshakeVersion heap-based overflow

published 2026-06-29 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-40148

cvss
5.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was determined in seladb PcapPlusPlus 25.05. The impacted element is the function pcpp::SSLClientHelloMessage::getHandshakeVersion of the file Packet++/src/SSLHandshake.cpp of the component TLS Hello Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument handshakeVersion can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called 98e671010bc7c87b95898c22ae289220ae92542b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Patch / fix

  • pcapplusplus openSUSE Leap 16.0 26.07-bp160.1.1
  • pcapplusplus openSUSE Tumbleweed 26.07-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:22017-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11883-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28213479/poc.zip referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 2.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • seladb PcapPlusPlus

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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