Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-3122WebAssembly wabt binary-reader-interp.cc BeginFunctionBody null pointer dereference
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in wabt from WebAssembly. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WebAssembly wabt 1.0.36. Affected by this vulnerability is the function BinaryReaderInterp::BeginFunctionBody of the file src/interp/binary-reader-interp.cc. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wabt | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-3122 |
| Debian:13 | wabt | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-3122 |
| Debian:14 | wabt | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-3122 |
| PyPI | wabt-bin | no fix listed | PYSEC-2025-229 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3122 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3122 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3122 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3122 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wabt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3122 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WebAssembly | wabt | 1.0.36 |
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- VDB-303013 | WebAssembly wabt binary-reader-interp.cc BeginFunctionBody null pointer dereference vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-303013 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #525091 | https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt wabt 1.0.36 NULL Pointer Dereference third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2565 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2565#issue-2927572319 exploit, issue-tracking