Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2025, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024 and PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 up to 8.3.1.0. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-43912. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2025, PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024 and PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 up to 8.3.1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.3.0.15, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.30, LTS 2023 release versions 7.10.1.0 through 7.10.1.60, contain a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of service.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43912 since 04/19/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2025).

Upgrading to version 8.4.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-32900). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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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: PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System of Feature Release/PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2025/PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2024/PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System LTS2023 8.4.0.0

Timelineinfo

04/19/2025 CVE reserved
10/07/2025 +171 days VulDB entry created
10/08/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-333
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43912 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327545
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2025 00:21
Updated: 10/15/2025 09:15
Changes: 10/08/2025 00:21 (64), 10/08/2025 14:24 (1), 10/15/2025 09:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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