Vulnerability · Published Jun 19, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-6273WebAssembly wabt binary-reader-objdump.cc LogOpcode assertion
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in wabt from WebAssembly. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was found in WebAssembly wabt up to 1.0.37 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function LogOpcode of the file src/binary-reader-objdump.cc. The manipulation leads to reachable assertion. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code maintainer explains that this issue might not affect "real world wasm programs".
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wabt | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6273 |
| Debian:13 | wabt | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6273 |
| Debian:14 | wabt | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6273 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6273 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6273 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6273 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6273 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6273 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WebAssembly | wabt | 1.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-617 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-313277 | WebAssembly wabt binary-reader-objdump.cc LogOpcode assertion vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-313277 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #593010 | WebAssembly wabt wabt 1.0.37 (commit a60eb26) Reachable Assertion third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2574 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19529411/wabt_crash.txt exploit