# CVE-2026-116744: ntop nDPI through 6.0 Out-of-Bounds Read in SoftEther Dissector

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

ntop's nDPI deep packet inspection library, up through version 6.0, is affected; the SoftEther protocol dissector can read past the end of a packet's data buffer. A remote attacker sending specially crafted short UDP packets could cause the software to read memory beyond the packet, potentially crashing it or exposing unintended data.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- ntop nDPI: through 6.0

## Description

ntop nDPI through 6.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in dissect_softether_host_fqdn() in softether.c that compares host_name using the consumed byte count instead of data length. Remote attackers can send crafted short UDP datagrams on already-classified SoftEther flows, causing strncmp to read beyond the packet payload buffer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ntop nDPI, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/pull/3298
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/commit/ca9d819151606377ac53305583fe819748c69be2
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/blob/6.0/src/lib/protocols/softether.c#L203
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/ndpi-softether-host-fqdn-strncmp-oob-read
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/3291
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ntop-ndpi-through-6.0-out-of-bounds-read-in-softether-dissector

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