PT-2025-10700

CVE-2025-2173

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Published

2025-03-11

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Updated

2026-09-28

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CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libzvbi versions 0.2.43 and earlier
Description A problem has been found in the function vbi strndup iconv ucs2 of the file src/conv.c. The manipulation of the argument src length leads to an uninitialized pointer. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The issue has been disclosed to the public. The code maintainer was informed beforehand about the issues and reacted quickly and professionally.
Recommendations For libzvbi versions 0.2.43 and earlier, update to version 0.2.44 to address this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vbi strndup iconv ucs2 function until the update is applied.
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Related identifiers
GHSA-G7CG-7GW9-V8CF
CLSA-2026-1790586919
MGASA-2025-0121
OESA-2025-1329
OESA-2025-1330
OESA-2025-1331
OESA-2025-1332
OESA-2025-1353
OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0979-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14891-1
SUSE-SU-2025:0979-1
SUSE-SU-2025_0979-1
SUSE-SU-2025:0988-1
SUSE-SU-2025_0988-1
USN-7367-1
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