CVE-2026-115942

Apache Qpid Proton C: Verifying non compliant TLS wildcard cert can cause stack buffer overflow read

Published Oct 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A misconfigured wildcard TLS certificate causes a stack read overflow.



This issue does not affect any wildcard certificate issued to the RFC9525 standard - the fix only accepts certificates that comply to this standard.



This issue affects Apache Qpid Proton C: through 0.40.0.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.41.1, which fixes the issue.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache qpid Proton-c
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache qpid Proton-c
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Description A misconfigured wildcard TLS certificate causes a stack read overflow. This issue does not affect any wildcard certificate issued to the RFC9525 standard - the fix only accepts certificates that comply to this standard. This issue affects Apache Qpid Proton C: through 0.40.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.41.1, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Qpid Proton C: Verifying non compliant TLS wildcard cert can cause stack buffer overflow read
Weaknesses CWE-125
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 9:31 PM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2026, 9:59 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 29, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 10:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 29, 2026, 10:19 AM