Overview
The world of cybersecurity is a constantly evolving battlefield, and the latest threat to surface is CVE-2025-43545. This vulnerability affects Bridge versions 15.0.3, 14.1.6, and earlier versions. This issue is of significant concern because it could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically, the victim must open a malicious file. The potential impact of exploiting this vulnerability includes system compromise and data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-43545
Severity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Local
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Bridge | 15.0.3, 14.1.6, and earlier
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability arises from an uninitialized pointer in Bridge’s codebase. This means that the pointer in question does not point to any meaningful value before its first use. A malicious actor can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a file that manipulates the uninitialized pointer to point to a malicious piece of code. When the victim opens the crafted file, the malicious code is executed in the context of the current user, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
While the specifics of the exploit are beyond the scope of this blog post, the conceptual exploit might involve crafting a malicious file such that when opened with Bridge, it would look something like this:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
// Pointer is declared but not initialized
int *ptr;
// Malicious code here, which the pointer is manipulated to point to
execute_malicious_code();
return 0;
}In this conceptual example, a pointer is declared but not initialized. The malicious file would then contain code that manipulates the uninitialized pointer to point to a function that executes malicious code in the context of the current user.
Remember, this is a conceptual example and the actual exploit would likely be more complex and specifically tailored to the vulnerabilities in Bridge’s codebase.