Out-of-bounds read in ESP-IDF - CVE-2025-65092

 

Out-of-bounds read in ESP-IDF - CVE-2025-65092

Published: November 20, 2025 / Updated: December 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118637
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-65092
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Espressif Systems
Affected software:
ESP-IDF

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the JPEG decoder. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted JPEG image, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-65092

Install update from vendor's website.

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