CVE-2026-71255 PUBLISHED

nanoMODBUS Client-Side Out-of-Bounds Write via object_length in recv_read_device_identification_res()

Assigner: TuranSec
Reserved: 05.08.2026 Published: 05.08.2026 Updated: 05.08.2026

nanoMODBUS through v1.23.0 contains an out-of-bounds write in the Modbus client-side recv_read_device_identification_res() function (FC 0x2B/MEI 0x0E, Read Device Identification) in nanomodbus.c. The server-supplied object_length field (0-246) is validated only against the remaining PDU size (res_size_left) and is never validated against the caller-supplied buffers_length parameter. After copying data with strncpy(buffers_out[buf_index], str, buffers_length), the code unconditionally writes a NUL terminator at buffers_out[buf_index][object_length]. When a malicious or compromised Modbus server sends a response with object_length greater than or equal to the client's buffers_length, this NUL write lands past the end of the caller-provided buffer, corrupting adjacent stack or heap memory on the client.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor debevv
Product nanoMODBUS
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.23.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Shukhratbek Uraiimov finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-787 CWE