NetSurf 3.11 dom_event uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in NetSurf 3.11. This affects an unknown function of the component dom_event Handler. This manipulation causes uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-45663. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NetSurf 3.11 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component dom_event Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in NetSurf v3.11 causes the application to read uninitialized heap memory when creating a dom_event structure.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-45663 since 04/22/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 272161 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-45663), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (272161). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 272161
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-45663

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/22/2025 CVE reserved
11/03/2025 +195 days Advisory disclosed
11/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-45663 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-45663
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330943

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2025 18:59
Updated: 11/03/2025 21:48
Changes: 11/03/2025 18:59 (50), 11/03/2025 21:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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