Description
NEURON (CoreNEURON) through 9.0.2 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to corrupt stack memory by supplying over-long tokens in a crafted model dataset. Attackers can place oversized version or mechanism-name tokens in bbcore_mech.dat, globals.dat, or files.dat loaded by nrniv-core to crash the process.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| neuronsimulator | NEURON | <= 9.0.2 |
References
- https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/blob/ba5783378c0aa1d9ac95b4454bea94b15c63f75d/src/coreneuron/io/mk_mech.cpp#L81-L96
- https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/commit/6e5a6578a3503c44ee0f19593e7ffb19812ef0e1
- https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/pull/3932
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/neuron-through-9.0.2-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-coreneuron-dataset-tokens
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 5, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 12, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis