CVE-2026-102720EPSS p3.8%
CVE-2026-102720CVE-2026-102720
Description
A DHCP server, or anyone on the LAN who answers a DISCOVER first, can make the client read about a
kilobyte past the end of the received message.
The option walk keeps a pointer and an offset in step, and the only bound check uses the offset:
```c
/* addons/dhcp/nxd_dhcp_client.c:7538, 7572 */
while (i < length - 1)
{
...
size = *(++data); /* data moves 1: type -> length byte */
data += size + 1; /* data moves size + 1 more */
i += size + 1; /* i moves only size + 1 */
}
```
A TLV option occupies size + 2 bytes. `data` is advanced by size + 2 in total, `i` by size + 1, so
the offset falls one byte behind the real read position for every option the walk skips. After
enough skipped options the check `i < length - 1` still holds while `data` is already past the end
of the message, and the subsequent read of the type and length bytes comes from whatever follows.
A single OFFER carrying a long run
Scoring
| EPSS | 0.15% probability of exploitation · percentile 3.8% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z |
| Last modified | 2026-09-29 |