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title: "CVE-2025-2175\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2025-2175

Publication date 11 March 2025

Last updated 3 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-2175?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A vulnerability was found in libzvbi up to 0.2.43. It has been rated as
problematic. Affected by this issue is the function \_vbi\_strndup\_iconv. The
manipulation leads to integer overflow. The attack may be launched
remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Upgrading to version 0.2.44 is able to address this issue. It is
recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer was
informed beforehand about the issues. She reacted very fast and highly
professional.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-2175?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| zvbi | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 0.2.42-2ubuntu0.24.10.2 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 0.2.42-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 0.2.35-19ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 0.2.35-17ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 0.2.35-13ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 0.2.35-10ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-2175?format=md#patch-details)

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## Notes

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### [rodrigo-zaiden](https://launchpad.net/~rodrigo-zaiden)

same fix commit for CVE-2025-2173, CVE-2025-2174
CVE-2025-2175, CVE-2025-2176, CVE-2025-2177

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| zvbi | * Upstream:   [ca16721](https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/commit/ca1672134b3e2962cd392212c73f44f8f4cb489f) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-2175)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2175)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2025-2175)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-2175)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-7367-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7367-1)
+ zvbi vulnerabilities
+ 24 March 2025

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2175>
* <https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/security/advisories/GHSA-g7cg-7gw9-v8cf>
* <https://github.com/zapping-vbi/zvbi/releases/tag/v0.2.44>
* <https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299204>
* <https://vuldb.com/?id.299204>
* <https://vuldb.com/?submit.512801>
