CVE-2025-34458
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
wb2osz/direwolf (Dire Wolf) versions up to and including 1.8, prior to commit 3658a87, contain a reachable assertion vulnerability in the APRS MIC-E decoder function aprs_mic_e() located in src/decode_aprs.c. When processing a specially crafted AX.25 frame containing a MIC-E message with an empty or truncated comment field, the application triggers an unhandled assertion checking for a non-empty comment. This assertion failure causes immediate process termination, allowing a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by sending malformed APRS traffic.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb2osz | Dire Wolf | 0 <= 1.8.1 | affected |
| wb2osz | Dire Wolf | 3658a878920803bbb69a4567579dcc4d6cb80a92 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-617: CWE-617 Reachable Assertion
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/marlinkcyber/advisories/blob/main/advisories/MCSAID-2025-010-direwolf-stack-buffer-overflow-kiss-frame.md
- https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/issues/618
- https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/commit/3658a87
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wb2osz-direwolf-reachable-assertion-dos
Feedback
Was this page helpful?
Glad to hear it! Please tell us how we can improve.
Sorry to hear that. Please tell us how we can improve.