CVE-2026-68906: libIEC61850: Infinite loop and out-of-bounds read in ACSE parseUserInformation when parsing a malformed AARE PDU

Published Oct 16, 2026
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Updated

libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including MMS, GOOSE, Sampled Values, and R-Session. Prior to 1.6.2, parseUserInformation in src/mms/isoacse/acse.c checks len for zero before validating the negative bufPos returned by BerDecoderdecodeLength for a truncated long-form length. The continue path therefore swallows the error, reads buffer[-1], resets parsing to the beginning, and repeats the same malformed state. An unauthenticated remote peer can send a malformed AARE PDU during association to cause an infinite CPU loop under a normal allocator or a one-byte out-of-bounds read and process abort when the preceding byte is inaccessible. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.

Affected Software

1 affected component
libiec61850 libiec61850<1.6.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade libIEC61850 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.2

Event History

Oct 16, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:49 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:49 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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