CVE-2026-121968info

Summary

by MITRE • 11/04/2026

Netrek-client-cow through 3.3.3 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in short.c handleSMessage() that allows malicious servers to crash clients via an unchecked m_recpt index. Attackers controlling a Netrek server or intercepting the plaintext TCP connection can send SP_S_MESSAGE packets with m_recpt of 36 or more, reading past players[] and shipnos to deny service.

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Disclosure

11/04/2026

Moderation

in review

EPSS

0.00000

KEV

no

Activities

very low

Sources

MITREhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-121968
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121968
CVE Detailshttps://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-121968/

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