Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach F Prime command uplink (adjacent)
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DeliverySend SendPartial with wrapping startOffset+length
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ExploitBypass range check, store inconsistent m_endOffset
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ExecutionFirst data-packet transition hits FW_ASSERT
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ImpactProcess aborts/resets causing denial of service
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Integer overflow checks
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires: (1) an existing source file on the target larger than a valid startOffset; (2) a SendPartial command whose U32 sum of startOffset + length wraps around below the file size, producing a wrapped m_endOffset inconsistent with m_byteOffset; and (3) standard F Prime assertion handling (FW_ASSERT) configured to abort or reset the process on failure. Limiting factors: the attacker must be able to deliver the SendPartial command over the command interface (AV:A, adjacent - not internet-facing), a qualifying source file must already be present, and builds that disable FW_ASSERT abort behavior (e.g. NDEBUG no-op handling) may not experience the same process termination. No user interaction is required and the CVSS vector indicates no privileges (PR:N) at the framework level, though deployment command-authorization typically gates access. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity, availability-only issue (CVSS 6.5, vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), scoped entirely to denial of service - C:N and I:N mean no data disclosure or tampering, only A:H from the integer-overflow-induced FW_ASSERT abort/reset. The attack vector is Adjacent (AV:A), not Network, so an attacker must reach the spacecraft/embedded command interface rather than exploit it across the open internet, and complexity is Low with no privileges or user interaction indicated (PR:N/UI:N). No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code were provided, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - this is a patched defect, not an actively exploited one. Weighing the signals together: the deterministic U32 wrap makes exploitation technically reliable (consistent with AC:L), but the niche deployment footprint of a NASA spaceflight framework, the adjacent-only reach, and the DoS-only impact place this well below top-priority status for general IT fleets. In the specific context of flight software, however, an attacker-triggered process abort/reset can be operationally significant, so operators of F Prime deployments should patch to 4.3.0. Note the CVSS PR:N implies no authentication, but real-world command uplinks are typically access-controlled - treat PR:N as the mechanism-level truth within the base framework, while deployment-level command authorization usually limits who can send SendPartial. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with access to the F Prime command uplink sends a Svc::FileDownlink SendPartial command referencing an existing source file, supplying a startOffset plus a length whose U32 sum wraps below the file size. The wrapped m_endOffset passes range validation while being inconsistent with m_byteOffset, so at the first data-packet transition the inconsistency reaches FW_ASSERT and, under standard assertion handling, aborts or resets the process. No public exploit code is identified, but the overflow is deterministic and does not require authentication per the CVSS vector. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Denial of service in NASA's F´ (F Prime) flight software framework prior to 4.3.0 allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to abort or reset the flight process by issuing a crafted Svc::FileDownlink SendPartial command. The command's startOffset and length are summed in 32-bit arithmetic without an overflow check, so a length that wraps the sum below the size of an existing but larger source file is accepted, storing a wrapped m_endOffset that is inconsistent with m_byteOffset; under standard F Prime assertion handling the first data-packet transition reaches FW_ASSERT and terminates the process. This is an availability-only issue (CVSS 6.5, CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - no confidentiality or integrity impact), the vendor has released a fix in 4.3.0, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade to F´ (F Prime) 4.3.0, the release that contains the corrected SendPartial range validation, following the guidance in advisory GHSA-hcmw-g425-8h9g (https://github.com/nasa/fprime/security/advisories/GHSA-hcmw-g425-8h9g) and the associated changes in PR https://github.com/nasa/fprime/pull/5565 (commits 33fe2a4fe3fd5ff1b14985669fbad09f070e9914 and 95eeb5cfb44e5609eff0887f0e11e640cdacef6b); patched source and tags are available at https://github.com/nasa/fprime/releases/tag/v4.3.0. Where immediate upgrade is not possible, apply compensating controls that address the three exploitation prerequisites: restrict reachability of the command interface so only trusted adjacent ground or test equipment can send SendPartial (e.g. network segmentation or command authentication at the deployment layer, at the cost of additional operational overhead and potential loss of legitimate commanding paths), and remove or limit access to large source files whose presence enables the overflow condition (trade-off: reduced partial-downlink capability and longer, more expensive full-file downlinks). Constraining individual downlink requests so startOffset plus length cannot exceed the maximum representable value is an effective stopgap if the command dictionary or a ground-side wrapper can enforce it, though it requires custom tooling. Enabling build configurations that turn FW_ASSERT into a logged no-op (for example NDEBUG-style handling) may avoid process termination, but this is not recommended for flight software because it removes assertion-driven abort semantics and can mask other latent faults; if used operationally it should be paired with close telemetry monitoring. Note that this vulnerability is availability-only - there is no evidence of data disclosure or tampering, and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
F´ (F Prime) is NASA JPL's open-source, component-based framework for spaceflight and other embedded software, in which ground or test operators interact with flight software through generated command interfaces. The affected component, Svc::FileDownlink, exposes a SendPartial command that lets an operator downlink a sub-range of a file by supplying a startOffset and a length. The range-validation logic adds those two values as unsigned 32-bit quantities without checking whether the addition overflows; this is root cause class CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound). When the resulting sum wraps below the size of an already-present source file, the check that is meant to reject an out-of-range end offset passes, and a wrapped m_endOffset is committed that contradicts the tracked m_byteOffset. This inconsistent state is only detected later, when the downlink's first data-packet transition is processed and an FW_ASSERT fires, producing an abort or reset of the flight process under the framework's standard assertion handling. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:nasa:fprime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and the EUVD affected-version record (fprime < 4.3.0) confirm the scope is the F Prime framework itself rather than a single mission deployment. The CVSS vector (AV:A/PR:N/UI:N) indicates the command can be delivered from an adjacent network position without user interaction and without framework-level credentials, although real deployments typically gate command authorization separately.
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AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SendPartial command arrives over an adjacent command uplink (AV:A), the U32 wrap is deterministic (AC:L), base framework enforces no auth (PR:N), and impact is DoS-only so C:N/I:N/A:H.
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1DescriptionCVE.org
F´ (F Prime) is a framework that enables development and deployment of spaceflight and other embedded software applications. Prior to 4.3.0, Svc::FileDownlink SendPartial range validation is vulnerable because unchecked startOffset plus length arithmetic bypasses the range check and stores a wrapped m_endOffset that is inconsistent with m_byteOffset. When an existing source file is larger than a valid startOffset and a SendPartial command supplies a length whose U32 sum with that offset wraps below the file size, under standard F Prime assertion handling, the first data-packet transition reaches FW_ASSERT and aborts or resets the process, causing denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 4.3.0.
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Attack Technique
Integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation produces a result that exceeds the maximum value a given integer type can store.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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EUVD-2026-101407
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