Digilent DASYLab DSB File Parser improper validation of specified index, position, or offset in input

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Digilent DASYLab. Affected is an unknown function of the component DSB File Parser. The manipulation leads to improper validation of specified index, position, or offset in input. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-57778. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Digilent DASYLab (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component DSB File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of specified index, position, or offset in input vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1285. The product receives input that is expected to specify an index, position, or offset into an indexable resource such as a buffer or file, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the specified index/position/offset has the required properties. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is an out of bounds write vulnerability due to improper bounds checking resulting in an invalid source address when parsing a DSB file with Digilent DASYLab. This vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted DSB file. The vulnerability affects all versions of DASYLab.

The weakness was released by Kimiya. It is possible to read the advisory at ni.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-57778 since 08/19/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2025).

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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• DASYLab

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