CVE-2026-103635
Apache DataSketches: datasketches-cpp: Out-of-bounds read in compact Theta sketch deserialization allows denial of service via a crafted sketch
Out-of-bounds read in the compact Theta sketch deserialization of Apache DataSketches C++ (repo: datasketches-cpp). compact_theta_sketch::deserialize() and wrapped_compact_theta_sketch::wrap() read header fields before checking that the input was long enough. For the compressed format, the size check could be defeated by a 32-bit overflow, and two header fields that control decoding were not validated; this also affected deserialization from a stream. A crafted or truncated sketch could cause a read past the end of the input. In the compressed case the over-read can be large, and the bytes read can become part of the deserialized sketch. This can cause a crash (denial of service) and could expose adjacent memory contents. This issue affects Apache DataSketches C++: from 3.1.0 before 5.3.0. Only applications that deserialize Theta sketches from untrusted sources are affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.3.0, which fixes this issue.
| CWE | CWE-125 CWE-190 |
| Vendor | apache software foundation |
| Product | apache datasketches |
| Published | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 10, 2026 |
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