Overview
The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-27029, is a serious cybersecurity threat that can potentially lead to a transient Denial of Service (DoS) attack. This vulnerability arises due to the improper handling of an out-of-range tone measurement response buffer. Systems and networks that rely on these response buffers are at high risk, and the impact of this vulnerability could lead to system compromise or significant data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-27029
Severity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Successful exploitation can lead to system compromise and potential data leakage.
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Product | Affected Versions
Product 1 | All versions prior to 2.0.1
Product 2 | Versions 3.5.1 to 3.5.6
How the Exploit Works
This exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability in the processing of the tone measurement response buffer. If a malicious actor sends a response buffer that is out of the accepted range, it can cause a transient DoS condition. This would effectively render the system unresponsive, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
A conceptual exploitation of this vulnerability might look something like this:
POST /tonemeasurement/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "response_buffer": "10000000000..." }In this example, the “response_buffer” value is set to an out-of-range value, which could trigger the DoS condition.
