Ackites KillWxapkg up to 2.4.1 wxapkg File Decompression resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ackites KillWxapkg up to 2.4.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component wxapkg File Decompression Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-5031. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ackites KillWxapkg up to 2.4.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component wxapkg File Decompression 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-5031. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-16040). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 2.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/21/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 86
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-5031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309851
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2025 13:03
Updated: 05/21/2025 20:23
Changes: 05/21/2025 13:03 (55), 05/21/2025 20:23 (1)
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Submitter: zznQ
Cache ID: 216::103

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