CVE-2025-34458
HIGH EPSS 34.0%
Published Dec 22, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
Published Dec 22, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
wb2osz/direwolf (Dire Wolf) versions up to and including 1.8, prior to commit 3658a87, contain a reachable assertion vulnerability in the APRS MIC-E decoder function aprs_mic_e() located in src/decode_aprs.c. When processing a specially crafted AX.25 frame containing a MIC-E message with an empty or truncated comment field, the application triggers an unhandled assertion checking for a non-empty comment. This assertion failure causes immediate process termination, allowing a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by sending malformed APRS traffic.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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: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
34.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-617
References 4
- github.com https://github.com/marlinkcyber/advisories/blob/main/advisories/MCSAID-2025-010-direwolf-stack-buffer-overflow-kiss-frame.md
- github.com https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/commit/3658a87
- github.com https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/issues/618
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wb2osz-direwolf-reachable-assertion-dos
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.