#VU111944 Input validation error in PBKDF2 - CVE-2025-6545
Published: June 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111944
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6545
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PBKDF2
PBKDF2
Software vendor:
browserify
browserify
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application silently returns predictable uninitialized/zero-filled memory for non-normalized or unimplemented algorithm strings. A remote attacker can perform a spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.