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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2025-34457
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Source-disclosure@vulncheck.com
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Published At-22 Dec, 2025 | 22:16
Updated At-23 Dec, 2025 | 14:51

wb2osz/direwolf (Dire Wolf) versions up to and including 1.8, prior to commit 694c954, contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the function kiss_rec_byte() located in src/kiss_frame.c. When processing crafted KISS frames that reach the maximum allowed frame length (MAX_KISS_LEN), the function appends a terminating FEND byte without reserving sufficient space in the stack buffer. This results in an out-of-bounds write followed by an out-of-bounds read during the subsequent call to kiss_unwrap(), leading to stack memory corruption or application crashes. This vulnerability may allow remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition.

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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.08.7HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.7
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-121Secondarydisclosure@vulncheck.com
CWE ID: CWE-121
Type: Secondary
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://github.com/marlinkcyber/advisories/blob/main/advisories/MCSAID-2025-010-direwolf-stack-buffer-overflow-kiss-frame.mddisclosure@vulncheck.com
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https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/commit/694c954disclosure@vulncheck.com
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https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/issues/617disclosure@vulncheck.com
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wb2osz-direwolf-stack-based-buffer-overflow-dosdisclosure@vulncheck.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/marlinkcyber/advisories/blob/main/advisories/MCSAID-2025-010-direwolf-stack-buffer-overflow-kiss-frame.md
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/commit/694c954
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/issues/617
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
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Hyperlink: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wb2osz-direwolf-stack-based-buffer-overflow-dos
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
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