CVE-2025-8746
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Publication date: 2025-08-09

Last updated on: 2026-04-29

Assigner: VulDB

Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU libopts up to 27.6. Affected is the function __strstr_sse2. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This issue was initially reported to the tcpreplay project, but the code maintainer explains, that this "bug appears to be in libopts which is an external library." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
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Published
2025-08-09
Last Modified
2026-04-29
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-08-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
gnu libopts to 27.6 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-787 The product writes 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 exists in the GNU libopts library up to version 27.6, specifically in the function __strstr_sse2. It causes memory corruption when exploited. The attack requires local access to the system. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and may be exploited. It affects only products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can lead to memory corruption on affected systems, which may cause instability or crashes. Since local access is required, an attacker would need to have some level of access to the system to exploit it. The impact is rated as low to medium severity based on CVSS scores, but it could still affect system reliability or security in environments using the vulnerable library.


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