ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-65819
gopacket provides packet processing capabilities for Go. Through version 1.7.0, multiple layer decoders use attacker-controlled lengths, counts, or offsets before validating them against packet buffers, allowing a crafted packet decoded through DecodingLayerParser or DecodeFromBytes to trigger an unrecovered panic and remotely deny service. A patch commit is available at 210f25f.
Published 07 Aug 2026, 20:16 UTC
Last modified 07 Aug 2026, 20:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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