#VU103687 Buffer overflow in Glibc - CVE-2025-0395
Published: February 6, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103687
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0395
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Glibc
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when the assert() function fails. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32582
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2025-0001
- https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-announce/2025/000044.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/23/2