Eclipse NetX Duo up to 6.4.3 Networking Support _nx_ipv4_packet_receive out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Eclipse NetX Duo up to 6.4.3. The impacted element is the function _nx_ipv4_packet_receive of the component Networking Support Module. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-55090. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Eclipse NetX Duo up to 6.4.3. Affected is the function _nx_ipv4_packet_receive of the component Networking Support Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In NetX Duo before 6.4.4, the networking support module for Eclipse Foundation ThreadX, there was a potential out of bound read issue in _nx_ipv4_packet_receive() function when received an Ethernet frame with less than 4 bytes of IP packet.

The weakness was shared by Justin Stauffer and Ilja Van Sprundel. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-55090 since 08/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetX Duo 6.4.4

Timelineinfo

08/06/2025 CVE reserved
10/16/2025 +71 days Advisory disclosed
10/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2025 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Justin Stauffer, Ilja Van Sprundel
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-55090 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328764

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2025 10:30
Updated: 10/22/2025 05:40
Changes: 10/16/2025 10:30 (70), 10/22/2025 05:40 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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