IBM Qiskit SDK up to 1.2.4 QPY File deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in IBM Qiskit SDK up to 1.2.4. This affects an unknown part of the component QPY File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-1403. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Qiskit SDK up to 1.2.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component QPY File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Qiskit SDK 0.45.0 through 1.2.4 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a maliciously crafted QPY file containing a malformed symengine serialization stream which can cause a segfault within the symengine library.

The weakness was presented by Matthew Treinish And Jake Lishman. The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-1403 since 02/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/19/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: Matthew Treinish And Jake Lishman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296518

Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2025 23:59
Updated: 06/19/2025 02:06
Changes: 02/21/2025 23:59 (64), 06/19/2025 02:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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