Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 URL Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component URL Parser. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-59295. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Parser. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

The weakness was released 10/14/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-59295. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/24/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-34358). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2025 VulDB entry created
10/14/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/14/2025 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
10/24/2025 +10 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59295 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328481
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2025 20:24
Updated: 10/24/2025 09:21
Changes: 10/14/2025 20:24 (35), 10/14/2025 20:27 (34), 10/18/2025 00:05 (11), 10/24/2025 09:21 (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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