CVE-2026-71218
Published:August 11, 2026
Updated:August 31, 2026
A flaw was found in iperf3. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the "JSON_read()" function, which accepts a peer-controlled message length and allocates memory without an upper bound. This allows the attacker to trigger excessive memory consumption, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) through memory exhaustion, severe slowdown, or termination of the iperf3 service.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/esnet/iperf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=iperf3 <3.18Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.18Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
EPSS
Base Score:
0.38