critical10.0
CVE-2026-42996
JS8Call through 2.3.1 and JS8Call-improved before 3.0 have a stack-based buffer overflow via a radio transmission of @APRSIS GRID followed by a long Maidenhead…
Impact
JS8Call through 2.3.1 and JS8Call-improved before 3.0 have a stack-based buffer overflow via a radio transmission of @APRSIS GRID followed by a long Maidenhead locator. This occurs in grid2deg in APRSISClient.cpp.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| JS8Call | through 2.3.1 |
| JS8Call-Improved | before 3.0 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://amateur-radio-resources.sourceforge.io/PDF/JS8APRS.pdf
- https://github.com/JS8Call-improved/JS8Call-improved/commit/a6c7a19b82bbd7c2c0c892576f84d7449e8c7088
- https://github.com/JS8Call-improved/JS8Call-improved/security/advisories/GHSA-98hp-pjp7-w62x
- https://github.com/js8call/js8call/blob/fd721e8b67eed84cb3c09d018205ab9a53e1a8b1/APRSISClient.cpp#L89-L102