CVE-2026-103636
Published:October 10, 2026
Updated:October 13, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in the VarOpt union deserialization of Apache DataSketches C++ (repo: datasketches-cpp).
var_opt_union::deserialize() read the 32-byte preamble of a non-empty union after checking that only 8 bytes were available, so a truncated serialized union could cause a read of up to 24 bytes past the end of the input. For such inputs, the size remaining for the embedded sketch was also computed by an unsigned subtraction that could wrap around, so the embedded sketch's own size checks no longer limited reads to the input. The bytes read can become part of the deserialized union's state. This can cause a crash (denial of service) and could expose adjacent memory contents.
This issue affects Apache DataSketches C++: from 2.0.0-incubating before 5.3.0. Only applications that deserialize VarOpt unions from untrusted sources are affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.3.0, which fixes this issue.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/datasketches-cpp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0-incubating <5.3.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.3.0Related Resources (6)
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Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
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User Interaction
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NONE
Availability
LOW
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