Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-34468

CVE-2025-34468

libcoap libcoap — libcoap Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Address Resolution DoS or Potential RCE

Description · from the CVE record

libcoap versions up to and including 4.3.5, prior to commit 30db3ea, contain a stack-based buffer overflow in address resolution when attacker-controlled hostname data is copied into a fixed 256-byte stack buffer without proper bounds checking. A remote attacker can trigger a crash and potentially achieve remote code execution depending on compiler options and runtime memory protections. Exploitation requires the proxy logic to be enabled (i.e., the proxy request handling code path in an application using libcoap).

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
libcoap≤ 4.3.530db3eaa1f0464722ebea2ca2d5084aebfbd344dCNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
VulnCheck (CNA)8.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

References

refgithub.com/obgm/libcoap/pull/1737patchgithub.com/obgm/libcoap/commit/30db3eareflibcoap.netwriteupvulncheck.com/advisories/libcoap-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-address-resolution-dos-or-potential-rce