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CVE-2025-68114 (GCVE-0-2025-68114)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-17 21:14 – Updated: 2025-12-18 15:09
VLAI
Title
Capstone doesn't check vsnprintf return in SStream_concat, allows stack buffer underflow and overflow
Summary
Capstone is a disassembly framework. In versions 6.0.0-Alpha5 and prior, an unchecked vsnprintf return in SStream_concat lets a malicious cs_opt_mem.vsnprintf drive SStream’s index negative or past the end, leading to a stack buffer underflow/overflow when the next write occurs. Commit 2c7797182a1618be12017d7d41e0b6581d5d529e fixes the issue.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-18 14:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-124 - Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
capstone-engine capstone Affected: <= 6.0.0-Alpha5
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