CVE-2026-71218

Public on 2026-08-11
Modified on 2026-08-12
Description
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Testing Extra iperf Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 iperf Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core iperf3 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 iperf3 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L