VDB-300635 · CVE-2025-26500 · GCVE-0-2025-26500

Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 up to 24.03 USB Packet resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 up to 24.03. Impacted is an unknown function of the component USB Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-26500. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 up to 24.03. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component USB Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 on VxWorks allows Excessive Allocation. Specifically crafted USB packets may lead to the system becoming unavailable This issue affects VxWorks 7: from 22.06 through 24.03.

It is possible to read the advisory at support2.windriver.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-26500 since 02/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Wind River Systems

Name

VxWorks 7

Version

24.03

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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CNA Base Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/11/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support2.windriver.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-26500 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-26500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300635

Entryinfo

Created: 03/22/2025 05:34
Changes: 03/22/2025 05:34 (62)
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