CVE-2025-2173

MEDIUM EPSS 42.5%
Published Mar 11, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Mar 11, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability was found in libzvbi up to 0.2.43. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function vbi_strndup_iconv_ucs2 of the file src/conv.c. The manipulation of the argument src_length leads to uninitialized pointer. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.2.44 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 8def647eea27f7fd7ad33ff79c2d6d3e39948dce. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer was informed beforehand about the issues. She reacted very fast and highly professional.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
42.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-824
CWE-908

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
zapping-vbizvbi* <0.2.44

References 6

  • github.com https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/commit/8def647eea27f7fd7ad33ff79c2d6d3e39948dce
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/releases/tag/v0.2.44
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/security/advisories/GHSA-g7cg-7gw9-v8cf
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299202
    Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.299202
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.512798
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/commit/8def647eea27f7fd7ad33ff79c2d6d3e39948dce
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/security/advisories/GHSA-g7cg-7gw9-v8cf
    PatchVendor Advisory