risc0 RISC Zero up to 2.1.x divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in risc0 RISC Zero up to 2.1.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to divide by zero. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-54873. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in risc0 RISC Zero up to 2.1.x and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

RISC Zero is a zero-knowledge verifiable general computing platform based on zk-STARKs and the RISC-V microarchitecture. RISC packages risc0-zkvm versions 2.0.0 through 2.1.0 and risc0-circuit-rv32im and risc0-circuit-rv32im-sys versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.4 contain vulnerabilities where signed integer division allows multiple outputs for certain inputs with only one being valid, and division by zero results are underconstrained. This issue is fixed in risc0-zkvm version 2.2.0 and version 3.0.0 for the risc0-circuit-rv32im and risc0-circuit-rv32im-sys packages.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54873 since 07/31/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-23666). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RISC Zero 2.2.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/31/2025 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +6 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-f6rc-24x4-ppxp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54873 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318893
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 06:59
Updated: 08/06/2025 17:09
Changes: 08/06/2025 06:59 (69), 08/06/2025 07:36 (1), 08/06/2025 13:15 (1), 08/06/2025 17:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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