Vulnerability · Published Feb 25, 2025 · Assigned by zephyr

CVE-2025-1673Out of bounds read when calling crc16_ansi and strlen in dns_validate_msg

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Zephyr from zephyrproject-rtos. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 71.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A malicious or malformed DNS packet without a payload can cause an out-of-bounds read, resulting in a crash (denial of service) or an incorrect computation.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr * – before 3.7.24.0.0 – before 4.1.0

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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