CVE-2026-54908: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in pion dtls
CVE-2026-54908 is a medium severity vulnerability in the pion dtls library that causes a remote denial of service. The issue arises from an out-of-bounds read leading to a panic when parsing a specially crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message. There is no workaround available; users must upgrade to version 3.1.4 or later to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-54908) in the pion dtls library is an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) triggered during the parsing of a crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message. The flaw causes the application to panic, resulting in a remote denial of service condition. The issue affects all versions prior to 3.1.4. The vendor has released version 3.1.4 which includes a patch that fixes this vulnerability. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are available.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause the pion dtls library to panic and crash by sending a maliciously crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message. This leads to a denial of service condition, impacting availability. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. The CVSS v4.0 base score is 6.3 (medium severity), reflecting the remote network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to pion dtls version 3.1.4 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. There are no workarounds available, so timely patching is required to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2026-54908: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in pion dtls
Description
CVE-2026-54908 is a medium severity vulnerability in the pion dtls library that causes a remote denial of service. The issue arises from an out-of-bounds read leading to a panic when parsing a specially crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message. There is no workaround available; users must upgrade to version 3.1.4 or later to remediate this issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.3medium
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-54908) in the pion dtls library is an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) triggered during the parsing of a crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message. The flaw causes the application to panic, resulting in a remote denial of service condition. The issue affects all versions prior to 3.1.4. The vendor has released version 3.1.4 which includes a patch that fixes this vulnerability. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are available.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause the pion dtls library to panic and crash by sending a maliciously crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message. This leads to a denial of service condition, impacting availability. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. The CVSS v4.0 base score is 6.3 (medium severity), reflecting the remote network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to pion dtls version 3.1.4 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. There are no workarounds available, so timely patching is required to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T13:49:33.556Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a456fd127e9c79719097e69
Added to database: 07/01/2026, 19:51:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/01/2026, 21:28:57 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 12:41:11 UTC
Views: 87
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