CVE-2026-71263
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The LINUXTCP port of FreeModbus contains an off-by-one bounds check in xMBPortTCPPool (demo/LINUXTCP/port/porttcp.c). The check uses a strict greater-than comparison instead of greater-than-or-equal against the 263-byte MB_TCP_BUF_SIZE limit.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Published
2026-08-05 13:24:50.473000
Last modified
2026-10-24 15:10:00.190000
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"published": "2026-08-05T13:24:50.473",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T15:10:00.190",
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"value": "The LINUXTCP port of FreeModbus contains an off-by-one bounds check in xMBPortTCPPool (demo/LINUXTCP/port/porttcp.c). The check uses a strict greater-than comparison instead of greater-than-or-equal against the 263-byte MB_TCP_BUF_SIZE limit."
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"value": "El puerto LINUXTCP de FreeModbus contiene una comprobación de límites ’off-by-one’ en xMBPortTCPPool() (demo/LINUXTCP/port/porttcp.c). La comprobación ’if (usTCPFrameBytesLeft mayor que MB_TCP_BUF_SIZE)’ utiliza una comparación estrictamente mayor que en lugar de mayor o igual que contra el límite de 263 bytes de MB_TCP_BUF_SIZE. Un frame MBAP con un campo Length de 264 hace que usTCPFrameBytesLeft sea igual a 263, lo que pasa la comprobación defectuosa, y la subsiguiente llamada a recv() escribe hasta 263 bytes comenzando en el desplazamiento 7 del búfer en el búfer estático de 263 bytes aucTCPBuf, desbordándolo en 7 bytes en la variable estática adyacente usTCPBufPos. Un único paquete Modbus TCP manipulado y no autenticado desencadena el desbordamiento, ya que Modbus no tiene autenticación incorporada."
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"programFiles": [
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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"scope": "UNCHANGED",
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