CVE-2025-66216
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-29

Last updated on: 2025-12-23

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
AIS-catcher is a multi-platform AIS receiver. Prior to version 0.64, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the AIS::Message class of AIS-catcher. This vulnerability allows an attacker to write approximately 1KB of arbitrary data into a 128-byte buffer. This issue has been patched in version 0.64.
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Published
2025-11-29
Last Modified
2025-12-23
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2026-06-16
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2025-11-29
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-66216
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Vendor Product Version / Range
aiscatcher ais-catcher to 0.64 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CWE-131 The product does not correctly calculate the size to be used when allocating a buffer, which could lead to a buffer overflow.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in the AIS::Message class of AIS-catcher before version 0.64. It allows an attacker to write about 1KB of arbitrary data into a buffer that is only 128 bytes in size, potentially leading to memory corruption or arbitrary code execution. The issue was fixed in version 0.64.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by corrupting memory, as it enables writing more data than the buffer can hold. This can compromise the security and stability of systems running vulnerable versions of AIS-catcher.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade AIS-catcher to version 0.64 or later, as this version contains the patch that fixes the heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the AIS::Message class.

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