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NASA cFS CCSDS Header Size cfe_sb_priv.c CFE_SB_TransmitMsg memory corruption

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A vulnerability was determined in NASA cFS up to 7.0.0. This impacts the function CFE_SB_TransmitMsg of the file cfe_sb_priv.c of the component CCSDS Header Size Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-5475
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3 Nov 2026, 07:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

NASA cFS CCSDS Header Size cfe_sb_priv.c CFE_SB_TransmitMsg memory corruption

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Apr 2026, 17:15 UTC

A vulnerability was determined in NASA cFS up to 7.0.0. This impacts the function CFE_SB_TransmitMsg of the file cfe_sb_priv.c of the component CCSDS Header Size Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

osv:CVE-2026-5475
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5475",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "NASA cFS CCSDS Header Size cfe_sb_priv.c CFE_SB_TransmitMsg memory corruption",
    "summary": "A vulnerability was determined in NASA cFS up to 7.0.0. This impacts the function CFE_SB_TransmitMsg of the file cfe_sb_priv.c of the component CCSDS Header Size Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:26.882927455Z",
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      "references": [
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5475",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 493553,
  "published_at": "2026-04-03T17:15:10.831+00:00"
}