VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-2849
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in UPX up to 5.0.0.
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in UPX up to 5.0.0. Affected is the function PackLinuxElf64::un_DT_INIT of the file src/p_lx_elf.cpp. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as e0b6ff192412f5bb5364c1948f4f6b27a0cd5ea2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-122, CWE-787
- Affected
- upx/upx
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
References
- https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/e0b6ff192412f5bb5364c1948f4f6b27a0cd5ea2Patch
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/898Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/898#issuecomment-2734082143Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19307868/input.zipProduct
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.301494Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.301494Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.522371Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/898#issuecomment-2734082143Exploit, Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.