CVE - CVE-2025-2849

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-2849	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in UPX up to 5.0.0. Affected is the function PackLinuxElf64::un_DT_INIT of the file src/p_lx_elf.cpp. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as e0b6ff192412f5bb5364c1948f4f6b27a0cd5ea2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
References
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MISC:Submit #522371 \| upx 5.0.0 Buffer Overflow URL:https://vuldb.com/?submit.522371 MISC:VDB-301494 \| CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) URL:https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.301494 MISC:VDB-301494 \| UPX p_lx_elf.cpp un_DT_INIT heap-based overflow URL:https://vuldb.com/?id.301494 MISC:https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/e0b6ff192412f5bb5364c1948f4f6b27a0cd5ea2 URL:https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/e0b6ff192412f5bb5364c1948f4f6b27a0cd5ea2 MISC:https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/898 URL:https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/898 MISC:https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/898#issuecomment-2734082143 URL:https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/898#issuecomment-2734082143 MISC:https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19307868/input.zip URL:https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19307868/input.zip
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VulDB
Date Record Created
20250327	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20250327)
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