CVE-2025-2173 is a problematic vulnerability in libzvbi versions up to 0.2.43, specifically affecting the vbi_strndup_iconv_ucs2 function in src/conv.c, which can lead to an uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability impacts products like zapping_vbi and zvbi. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and can result in high availability impact. While the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there readily available Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.2.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zapping-vbi:zvbi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.