CVE-2026-71218

EUVD-2026-55991
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 49.71%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
iperf3
bookworm
postponed
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
bullseye
postponed
forky
3.20-2.1
fixed
sid
3.20-2.1
fixed
trixie
3.18-2+deb13u2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
iperf3
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
not-affected
xenial
needs-triage
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
iperf3
Azure Linux 3.0
0:3.17.1-5.azl3
fixed