Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-29365
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in the spim package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
spimsimulator spim v9.1.24 and before is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in READ_STRING_SYSCALL.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | spim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29365 |
| Debian:13 | spim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29365 |
| Debian:14 | spim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29365 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | spim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29365 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | spim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29365 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | spim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29365 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | spim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29365 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | spim | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29365 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120, CWE-125, CWE-787, CWE-274 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H