CVE-2025-2174

Name: CVE-2025-2174
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-11T07:15:36.887+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.9/10EPSS 0.76%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-2174 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in libzvbi up to 0.2.43. It has been declared as problematic. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in libzvbi up to 0.2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vbi_strndup_iconv_ucs2 of the file src/conv.c. The manipulation of the argument src_length leads to integer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.2.44 is able to address this issue. The patch is named ca1672134b3e2962cd392212c73f44f8f4cb489f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer was informed beforehand about the issues. She reacted very fast and highly professional.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 4.0

6.9/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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

EPSS Probability

0.76%

50.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zapping-Vbi	Zvbi	< 0.2.44

References

https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/commit/ca1672134b3e2962cd392212c73f44f8f4cb489fPatch
https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/releases/tag/v0.2.44Release Notes
https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/security/advisories/GHSA-g7cg-7gw9-v8cfPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299203Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.299203Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.512800Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Mar 11, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-2174?

How severe is CVE-2025-2174?

CVE-2025-2174 has a CVSS score of 6.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2174?

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Source: NVD / NIST