count_min_sketch::deserialize() did not include the preamble in its input size check, so a truncated sketch could cause a read of up to 16 bytes past the end of the input. In addition, the table size was computed from the serialized number of buckets and number of hash functions in 32-bit arithmetic. A crafted sketch could make it wrap to zero, so that the sketch deserialized with an empty table, and later updates and estimate queries read and wrote outside the heap allocation. This can corrupt heap memory, causing a crash and potentially enabling further exploitation.
This issue affects Apache DataSketches C++: from 4.1.0 before 5.3.0. Only applications that deserialize Count-Min sketches from untrusted sources are affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.3.0, which fixes this issue.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
No advisories yet.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
|
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Out-of-bounds read and write in the Count-Min sketch deserialization of Apache DataSketches C++ (repo: datasketches-cpp). count_min_sketch::deserialize() did not include the preamble in its input size check, so a truncated sketch could cause a read of up to 16 bytes past the end of the input. In addition, the table size was computed from the serialized number of buckets and number of hash functions in 32-bit arithmetic. A crafted sketch could make it wrap to zero, so that the sketch deserialized with an empty table, and later updates and estimate queries read and wrote outside the heap allocation. This can corrupt heap memory, causing a crash and potentially enabling further exploitation. This issue affects Apache DataSketches C++: from 4.1.0 before 5.3.0. Only applications that deserialize Count-Min sketches from untrusted sources are affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.3.0, which fixes this issue. | |
| Title | Apache DataSketches: datasketches-cpp: Out-of-bounds read and write in Count-Min sketch deserialization allows memory corruption via a crafted sketch | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-190 CWE-787 |
|
| References |
|
Subscriptions
No data.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-22T07:16:57.732Z
Reserved: 2026-09-30T23:36:49.873Z
Link: CVE-2026-103634
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-22T07:16:40.783
Modified: 2026-10-22T09:17:12.503
Link: CVE-2026-103634
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-22T08:45:02Z
