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CVE-2026-117609

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Description

rtl_433 through 25.12 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in proflame2_mc() that allows nearby attackers to write past a 7-byte stack buffer by sending more than seven valid Manchester-coded words. Attackers can transmit a crafted OOK radio signal or supply a crafted signal file to crash rtl_433 and corrupt stack memory, enabling control-flow hijacking on builds without stack canaries.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-28 03:17:12.607000
Last modified
2026-10-28 17:18:19.560000
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  "published": "2026-10-28T03:17:12.607",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-28T17:18:19.560",
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    }
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      "url": "https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/blob/25.12/src/devices/proflame2.c#L46-L95",
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433/commit/f35183aaf1d2d905d422fd70bcae4eb7349d6186",
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}