MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 fails to validate that serialized string lengths are non-negative in CMOOSMsg::operator>>. Unauthenticated attackers can send a crafted message with a negative length value to the MOOSDB port, causing an unhandled exception that terminates the database process.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/themoos/core-moos | Product |
| https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/Comms/MOOSMsg.cpp#L453 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/04c92981091fdaa2ff85e2ba7eff94f6288bdbaf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/74 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-moosdb-denial-of-service-via-negative-serialized-string-length | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
14 Oct 2026, 23:30
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:themoos:core-moos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Themoos core-moos
Themoos |
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| References | () https://github.com/themoos/core-moos - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/Comms/MOOSMsg.cpp#L453 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/04c92981091fdaa2ff85e2ba7eff94f6288bdbaf - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/74 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-moosdb-denial-of-service-via-negative-serialized-string-length - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2026-09-03 23:17
Updated : 2026-10-14 23:30
NVD link : CVE-2026-85441
Mitre link : CVE-2026-85441
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-85441
JSON object : View
Products Affected
themoos
- core-moos
CWE
CWE-195
Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error
