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Publication date: 2025-10-21

Last updated on: 2025-11-04

Assigner: MITRE

Description

GeographicLib 2.5 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in GeoConvert DMS::InternalDecode.

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Published

2025-10-21

Last Modified

2025-11-04

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-21

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2025-60751

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
geographiclib	geographiclib	*

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-121	A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a buffer overflow in the GeoConvert DMS::InternalDecode function of GeographicLib version 2.5. A buffer overflow occurs when more data is written to a buffer than it can hold, potentially leading to unexpected behavior or crashes.

Impact Analysis

The buffer overflow vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a program crash or potentially execute arbitrary code, which may compromise the affected system's stability or security.

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