CVE-2025-5941
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-08-14

Last updated on: 2025-08-14

Assigner: Netskope

Description
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor could trigger a memory leak by sending a crafted DNS packet to a machine. A successful exploitation may require administrative privileges on the machine, based on the exact configuration. A successful exploit can potentially result in user-controllable memory being leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.
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Published
2025-08-14
Last Modified
2025-08-14
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-08-14
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
netskope client r129
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CWE ID Description
CWE-125 The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability involves a potential memory leak in the Netskope agent (NS Client) that can be triggered by a malicious actor sending a specially crafted DNS packet to a machine. Exploiting this issue may require administrative privileges depending on the system configuration. If successfully exploited, it can cause user-controllable memory to be leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability is a potential memory leak on the affected machine, which could lead to unintended exposure of memory contents related to domain names stored locally. This could affect system stability or confidentiality of certain data. Exploitation requires administrative privileges, so the risk depends on the attacker's access level.


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