# CVE-2025-66217: AIS-catcher Integer Underflow in MQTT Packet Parsing leading to Heap Buffer Overflow

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.64
- Published: 2025-11-29 · Updated: 2025-12-01

## Affected

- jvde-github AIS-catcher: fixed in 0.64

## Description

AIS-catcher is a multi-platform AIS receiver. Prior to version 0.64, an integer underflow vulnerability exists in the MQTT parsing logic of AIS-catcher. This vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger a massive Heap Buffer Overflow by sending a malformed MQTT packet with a manipulated Topic Length field. This leads to an immediate Denial of Service (DoS) and, when used as a library, severe Memory Corruption that can be leveraged for Remote Code Execution (RCE). This issue has been patched in version 0.64.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jvde-github AIS-catcher, upgrade to a fixed version (0.64) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/jvde-github/AIS-catcher/security/advisories/GHSA-93mj-c8q3-69rg
- https://github.com/jvde-github/AIS-catcher/commit/e0f7242eee659909adc11a4c561c3f7011bdefe7

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