The RTSP handler in libalias rewrote outgoing packets into a fixed-length stack buffer without checking whether the rewritten data fit in the buffer, or whether the result fit back in the original packet.

A host sending crafted RTSP traffic from inside a NAT gateway using libalias can overflow a stack buffer, potentially achieving remote code execution in the kernel (when using ipfw(4) NAT) or in the natd(8) process (which generally runs as the root user).
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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Description The RTSP handler in libalias rewrote outgoing packets into a fixed-length stack buffer without checking whether the rewritten data fit in the buffer, or whether the result fit back in the original packet. A host sending crafted RTSP traffic from inside a NAT gateway using libalias can overflow a stack buffer, potentially achieving remote code execution in the kernel (when using ipfw(4) NAT) or in the natd(8) process (which generally runs as the root user).
Title Buffer overflow in libalias RTSP handler
Weaknesses CWE-121
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T05:20:00.559Z

Reserved: 2026-05-29T20:24:28.616Z

Link: CVE-2026-49420

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T06:17:40.790

Modified: 2026-08-19T06:17:40.790

Link: CVE-2026-49420

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Updated: 2026-08-19T06:30:05Z

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