CVE-2026-33598
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A cached crafted response can cause an out-of-bounds read if custom Lua code calls getDomainListByAddress() or getAddressListByDomain() on a packet cache.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-22 14:16:54.303000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-22T14:16:54.303",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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"value": "Una respuesta elaborada y almacenada en caché puede causar una lectura fuera de límites si código Lua personalizado llama a getDomainListByAddress() o getAddressListByDomain() en una caché de paquetes."
}
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"source": "[email protected]",
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"source": "[email protected]",
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