{"id":64037,"date":"2025-08-14T00:11:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:11:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T00:31:03","slug":"cve-2025-54951-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-executorch-models-loading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54951-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-executorch-models-loading\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54951: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in ExecuTorch Models Loading<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a severe security flaw, denoted as CVE-2025-54951, in the ExecuTorch Machine Learning Framework. This vulnerability stems from a group of related buffer overflow issues that arise during the loading of ExecuTorch models. If successfully exploited, these vulnerabilities could cause the runtime to crash, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73591\">potentially resulting in arbitrary code<\/a> execution or other undesirable effects. This issue is of significant concern to any organization or individual utilizing ExecuTorch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78082\">versions prior<\/a> to commit cea9b23aa8ff78aff92829a466da97461cc7930c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54951<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76490\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3228493298\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>ExecuTorch | Prior to commit cea9b23aa8ff78aff92829a466da97461cc7930c<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This flaw exploits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8184-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-513\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71778\">buffer overflow vulnerabilities<\/a> in the loading of ExecuTorch models. An attacker can craft a malicious model that, when loaded into the ExecuTorch runtime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7463-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1201-1-2-0-14\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71839\">overflows the buffer<\/a>, causing a crash. This crash can then be leveraged to execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32451-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-foxit-reader-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74436\">arbitrary code<\/a> or trigger other undesirable effects. This does not require any user interaction or special privileges, making it a particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53213-unrestricted-upload-of-file-with-dangerous-type-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-multi-carrier-conditional-shipping-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81760\">dangerous vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1208929384\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Although the specifics of the exploit could vary, a conceptual example might look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Loading a maliciously crafted model\nmodel = torch.load(&#039;malicious_model.pth&#039;)\n# The model contains oversized tensors that cause a buffer overflow\n# when loaded into the ExecuTorch runtime.<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly recommended to apply the vendor-supplied patch by updating their ExecuTorch to a version later than commit cea9b23aa8ff78aff92829a466da97461cc7930c. As a temporary mitigation, users can also implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76489\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, this is a temporary measure and does not substitute updating to a patched version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a severe security flaw, denoted as CVE-2025-54951, in the ExecuTorch Machine Learning Framework. This vulnerability stems from a group of related buffer overflow issues that arise during the loading of ExecuTorch models. 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