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CVE-2026-48741

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Description

libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including MMS, GOOSE, Sampled Values, and R-Session. Prior to 1.6.2, alternateArrayAccess in src/mms/iso_mms/server/mms_read_service.c does not validate an alternate-access sub-array range when numberOfElements is greater than zero. An out-of-range MmsValue_getElement call returns NULL, and the sub-array branch passes that value to MmsValue_isDeletable, causing a NULL pointer dereference. A remote MMS Read request can therefore crash servers whose data models contain arrays, while the single-element error path handles the same invalid index safely. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-16 16:18:11.943000
Last modified
2026-10-21 03:17:19.473000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-48741",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:18:11.943",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T03:17:19.473",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including MMS, GOOSE, Sampled Values, and R-Session. Prior to 1.6.2, alternateArrayAccess in src/mms/iso_mms/server/mms_read_service.c does not validate an alternate-access sub-array range when numberOfElements is greater than zero. An out-of-range MmsValue_getElement call returns NULL, and the sub-array branch passes that value to MmsValue_isDeletable, causing a NULL pointer dereference. A remote MMS Read request can therefore crash servers whose data models contain arrays, while the single-element error path handles the same invalid index safely. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
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              "version": "< 1.6.2",
              "status": "affected"
            }
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        }
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  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/commit/7c15310405def00cac628ebde4ce1404bfb8a411",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/releases/tag/v1.6.2",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/security/advisories/GHSA-8mfr-hq64-9w33",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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