Samsung iniparser up to 4.2.5 iniparser_dumpsection_ini heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung iniparser up to 4.2.5. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is the function iniparser_dumpsection_ini. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-0633. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung iniparser up to 4.2.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function iniparser_dumpsection_ini. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in iniparser_dumpsection_ini() in iniparser allows attacker to read out of bound memory

It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-0633 since 01/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216955 (Fedora 41 : iniparser (2025-a1d884e467)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216955). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 216955
Nessus Name: Fedora 41 : iniparser (2025-a1d884e467)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iniparser 4.2.6

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01/22/2025 🔍
02/19/2025 +28 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: 177
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0633 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0633
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296259

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2025 09:32
Updated: 03/01/2025 11:24
Changes: 02/19/2025 09:32 (11), 02/19/2025 09:33 (24), 02/19/2025 09:36 (33), 03/01/2025 11:24 (2)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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