
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-38821
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in openNDS before 11.0.0 that allows an unauthenticated attacker on the captive portal network to crash the openNDS daemon (denial of service) and pot
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.31% · Oct 25, 2026
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in openNDS before 11.0.0 that allows an unauthenticated attacker on the captive portal network to crash the openNDS daemon (denial of service) and potentially achieve remote code execution. This is in http_microhttpd.c.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | opennds | sid | 10.3.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | opennds | trixie | 10.3.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | opennds | bookworm | 9.10.0-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | opennds | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1146716] |
| Debian | opennds | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1146716] |
| Debian | opennds | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | end-of-life | Not reported | [1146716] |
Notes
[trixie] opennds: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [opennds]Affected
Details (2)
9.10.0-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · bookworm; nvd · opennds · debian · 12
9.10.0-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · bookworm; nvd · opennds · debian · 12
- [opennds-daemon]Affected
Source package: [opennds]
Details (2)
9.10.0-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · bookworm; nvd · opennds · debian · 12
9.10.0-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · bookworm; nvd · opennds · debian · 12
- [opennds-daemon-common]Affected
Source package: [opennds]
Details (2)
9.10.0-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · bookworm; nvd · opennds · debian · 12
9.10.0-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · bookworm; nvd · opennds · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [opennds]Affected
Details (2)
10.3.1+dfsg-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · 13
10.3.1+dfsg-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · 13
- [opennds-daemon]Affected
Source package: [opennds]
Details (2)
10.3.1+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · 13
10.3.1+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · 13
- [opennds-daemon-common]Affected
Source package: [opennds]
Details (2)
10.3.1+dfsg-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · 13
10.3.1+dfsg-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · opennds · debian · 13
Observed: