rAthena use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in rAthena. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-62170. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in rAthena (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

rAthena is an open-source cross-platform MMORPG server. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the RODEX functionality of rAthena's map-server in versions prior to commit af2f3ba. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability via a specific attacking scenario to cause a denial of service by crashing the map-server. This issue has been patched in commit af2f3ba. There are no known workarounds aside from manually applying the patch.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-62170 since 10/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch af2f3ba33fc03dc6dd510f8cfe84cd9185af748d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-34076). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: af2f3ba33fc03dc6dd510f8cfe84cd9185af748d

Timelineinfo

10/07/2025 CVE reserved
10/13/2025 +6 days Advisory disclosed
10/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-9mj9-8vgv-r92j
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-62170 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328129
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2025 22:40
Updated: 10/14/2025 00:02
Changes: 10/13/2025 22:40 (63), 10/14/2025 00:02 (1)
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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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