QNAP File Station 5.5.6.4741/5.5.6.4791/5.5.6.4847 User Account null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP File Station. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component User Account Handler. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-29875. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in QNAP File Station. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component User Account Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is 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 5.5.6.4907 and later

The weakness was published by coral as qsa-25-19. The advisory is available at qnap.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-29875 since 03/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 5.5.6.4907 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: File Station 5.5.6.4907

Timelineinfo

03/12/2025 CVE reserved
08/29/2025 +169 days Advisory disclosed
08/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: qsa-25-19
Researcher: coral
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-29875 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321950

Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2025 23:24
Changes: 08/29/2025 23:24 (69)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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