Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting wb2osz/direwolf package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.12% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WB2OSZDIREWOLF-14552155
  • published23 Dec 2025
  • disclosed22 Dec 2025
  • creditVlatko Kosturjak

Introduced: 22 Dec 2025

NewCVE-2025-34457  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow via the kiss_rec_byte function when processing specially crafted KISS frames that reach the maximum allowed frame length. An attacker can cause stack memory corruption or application crashes by sending such frames, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1