QNAP File Station 5.5.6.4741/5.5.6.4791 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP File Station. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-29873. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in QNAP File Station. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.4847 and later

The weakness was disclosed by coral as qsa-25-16. The advisory is available at qnap.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-29873 since 03/12/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 5.5.6.4847 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-17335). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: File Station 5.5.6.4847

Timelineinfo

03/12/2025 🔍
06/06/2025 +85 days 🔍
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06/19/2025 +13 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: qsa-25-16
Researcher: coral
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-29873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311562
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2025 22:03
Updated: 06/19/2025 06:40
Changes: 06/06/2025 22:03 (68), 06/07/2025 06:57 (1), 06/09/2025 14:34 (1), 06/19/2025 06:40 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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