Medium severity · published Mar 21, 2025
CVE-2025-2584
WebAssembly wabt binary-reader-interp.cc GetReturnCallDropKeepCount heap-based overflow
6.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in WebAssembly wabt 1.0.36. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function BinaryReaderInterp::GetReturnCallDropKeepCount of the file wabt/src/interp/binary-reader-interp.cc. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
wabt · WebAssembly
1.0.36 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2584
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2584
Exploit
https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2557
Exploit
https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/issues/2557#issue-2900405517
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300544
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.300544
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.515406
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