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tftp-hpa 5.4 before 6.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via tftpd Remap Jump Rule

Type: advisorySources: OSV

tftp-hpa 5.4 before 6.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in rewrite_string() in tftpd/remap.c that walks heap memory during jump label searches. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send read or write requests whose filename matches a remap jump rule to crash the forked in.tftpd request handler.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-106026
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3 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

tftp-hpa 5.4 before 6.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via tftpd Remap Jump Rule

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC

tftp-hpa 5.4 before 6.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in rewrite_string() in tftpd/remap.c that walks heap memory during jump label searches. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send read or write requests whose filename matches a remap jump rule to crash the forked in.tftpd request handler.

osv:CVE-2026-106026
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-106026",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "tftp-hpa 5.4 before 6.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via tftpd Remap Jump Rule",
    "summary": "tftp-hpa 5.4 before 6.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in rewrite_string() in tftpd/remap.c that walks heap memory during jump label searches. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send read or write requests whose filename matches a remap jump rule to crash the forked in.tftpd request handler.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-106026",
    "products": [],
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106026",
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  "document_id": 491462,
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