iperf3 3.20–3.21 (esnet/iperf) has a pre-auth heap buffer overflow in decrypt_rsa_message(): a 256-byte RSA buffer is BIO_read with the attacker-controlled ciphertext length (guard warns only), so an unauthenticated client overflows the heap via an oversized authtoken; fixed in 3.22

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
esnet iperf3 unaffected
Version Status Constraints
3.20 affected —
3.21 affected —

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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Pre-Authentication Heap Buffer Overflow in iperf3 RSA Decryption

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description iperf3 3.20–3.21 (esnet/iperf) has a pre-auth heap buffer overflow in decrypt_rsa_message(): a 256-byte RSA buffer is BIO_read with the attacker-controlled ciphertext length (guard warns only), so an unauthenticated client overflows the heap via an oversized authtoken; fixed in 3.22
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Anthropic

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T21:32:14.699Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T12:01:09.970Z

Link: CVE-2026-101283

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-30T22:16:33.317

Modified: 2026-09-30T22:16:33.317

Link: CVE-2026-101283

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Updated: 2026-09-30T23:00:17Z

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