CVE-2026-121513: µD3TN SPP parser off-by-one heap overflow

CVE-2026-121513 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-11-03

µD3TN is a delay-tolerant networking daemon used to exchange data in challenged communication environments. An off-by-one error in the SPP (Stream Protocol Processor) parser allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a crafted network packet that crashes the daemon, causing a denial of service and disrupting data transfer operations.

Technologies: D3TN µD3TN. Vendors: D3TN.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-121513 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-121513 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-121513?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 3 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
D3TN µD3TN v0.15.1 and earlier (master branch at commit ea56c6fb695044b1d05b965b545760ad36da25a1).
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-121513?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-121513 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-121513?
Check whether you run D3TN µD3TN at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An off-by-one error in the SPP timecode parser's fractional octet count extraction leads to a heap buffer overflow in the parser state's fractional_buf. The vulnerability exists in the handling of SPP frames with secondary headers and is triggered via a malformed P-field. An unauthenticated attacker on the network can reliably exploit this to cause process termination; no authentication is required and the attack requires only network connectivity to the SPP port.

Affected products

  • D3TN µD3TN v0.15.1 and earlier (master branch at commit ea56c6fb695044b1d05b965b545760ad36da25a1)

Timeline

  • 2026-11-03: disclosed

References

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