Out-of-bounds WriteWeakness · CWE-787

CVE-2025-41649

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit insufficient input validation to write data beyond the bounds of a buffer, potentially leading to a denial-of-service condition for the devices.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is a buffer overflow vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to write data beyond buffer bounds, potentially causing denial of service.

MitigationApply vendor-provided patches when available; implement strict input validation and bounds checking on all user-supplied data; network segmentation can reduce attack surface.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the software component
    Inventory all network-exposed services and applications that handle user-supplied data, particularly those that perform buffer operations on such input
    Affected if The software processes external input without proper bounds checking and has known version-related vulnerabilities
  2. Determine the installed version
    Use vendor-specific commands or configuration files to retrieve the version of the identified software (e.g., --version flag, about dialog, version config file)
    Affected if The installed version matches ranges that the vendor has flagged as vulnerable to this CVE
  3. Verify network exposure
    Check firewall rules, listening ports, and network ACLs to determine if the vulnerable component is accessible from untrusted networks
    Affected if The service listens on a reachable network interface and accepts connections from unauthenticated sources
  4. Inspect input handling configuration
    Review configuration files and runtime settings that control how the application processes external input data
    Affected if The software lacks input validation rules or has features enabled that allow unsanitized data to reach buffer operations
  5. Review authentication settings
    Examine whether the affected functionality requires authentication or can be accessed anonymously
    Affected if The vulnerable code path is accessible without authentication
  6. Check for signs of exploitation
    Review application and system logs for unexpected buffer-related errors, crashes, or anomalous memory patterns
    Affected if Logs show evidence of buffer overflow attempts or denial-of-service conditions

A user is likely affected if they run a version of the software that falls within the vulnerable version range and the component is accessible to unauthenticated remote attackers

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patches when available; implement strict input validation and bounds checking on all user-supplied data; network segmentation can reduce attack surface.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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