# CVE-2026-71217: Iperf3: iperf3 server accepts unbounded peer-controlled json parameters enabling remote denial of service via resource exhaustion

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-08-31

## Affected

- iperf3: version range not reported
- iperf3: version range not reported
- iperf3: version range not reported
- iperf3: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in iperf3. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted control-channel JSON with oversized numeric parameters, such as `parallel` and `len`, which are not properly validated by the server. This improper input validation can lead to excessive stream and thread creation, as well as large buffer allocations, causing resource exhaustion. Consequently, this can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) on the affected iperf3 server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on iperf3, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61257
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61680
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71217
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460984
- https://github.com/esnet/iperf/commit/494dd377eca4689672becdf06a85158557db1586
- https://github.com/Reelix/CVE-2026-71217-PoC

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