Overview
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-41649, that potentially impacts a wide range of networked devices. This vulnerability is significant due to its ability to allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exploit insufficient input validation, leading to a buffer overflow. This can result in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-41649
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 7.5)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Denial-of-service, potential system compromise, and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Product A | Version x.x to x.x
Product B | Version y.y to y.y
How the Exploit Works
The exploit works by an unauthenticated attacker remotely sending a specially crafted payload to the target system. The payload attempts to write data beyond the bounds of a buffer due to insufficient input validation. This overflow can cause the system to crash, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Additionally, the overflow may also allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample HTTP POST request, where the “malicious_payload” is designed to overflow the buffer.
POST /vulnerable/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "malicious_payload": "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...." }Please note that this is a conceptual example and the actual malicious payload would be designed based on the specifics of the vulnerable system.
Mitigation Guidance
To mitigate this vulnerability, it is advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation. These systems should be configured to identify and block malicious payloads that could potentially exploit this vulnerability.
