CVE-2025-12970
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-24

Last updated on: 2025-11-28

Assigner: CERT/CC

Description
The extract_name function in Fluent Bit in_docker input plugin copies container names into a fixed size stack buffer without validating length. An attacker who can create containers or control container names, can supply a long name that overflows the buffer, leading to process crash or arbitrary code execution.
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Published
2025-11-24
Last Modified
2025-11-28
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-11-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
treasuredata fluent_bit 4.1.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-120 The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

The vulnerability exists in the extract_name function of the Fluent Bit in_docker input plugin. This function copies container names into a fixed size stack buffer without checking the length of the container name. An attacker who can create containers or control container names can supply a name that is too long, causing a buffer overflow. This overflow can lead to the process crashing or even allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can impact you by causing the Fluent Bit process to crash, which may disrupt logging and telemetry data collection. More severely, it could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system running Fluent Bit, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data compromise, or further system exploitation.


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