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PYSEC-2025-227

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2025-03-17 08:15 - Updated: 2026-01-06 16:29

Details

A vulnerability was found in WebAssembly wabt 1.0.36 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function wabt::interp::(anonymous namespace)::BinaryReaderInterp::OnExport of the file wabt/src/interp/binary-reader-interp.cc of the component Malformed File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impacted products

Name	purl
wabt-bin	pkg:pypi/wabt-bin

Aliases

CVE-2025-2368

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      "ecosystem_specific": {},
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "wabt-bin",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/wabt-bin"
      },
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  "id": "PYSEC-2025-227",
  "modified": "2026-01-06T16:29:46.463Z",
  "published": "2025-03-17T08:15:11.493Z",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2537"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2556"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2556#issue-2899598349"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/pull/2541"
    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}

CVE-2025-2368 (GCVE-0-2025-2368)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-17 08:00 – Updated: 2025-03-17 16:25

Title

WebAssembly wabt Malformed File binary-reader-interp.cc OnExport heap-based overflow

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-03-17 16:24 UTC

CWE

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-119 - Memory Corruption

Assigner

VulDB mitre root Scorecard

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.299867	vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299867	signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.515327	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2556	issue-tracking
https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2537	issue-tracking
https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2556#i…	exploitissue-tracking
https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/pull/2541	issue-trackingpatch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
WebAssembly	wabt	Affected: 1.0.36

Credits

VulDB GitHub Analyzer

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