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CVE-2025-47869

9.8 · CRITICAL

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability was discovered in Apache NuttX RTOS apps/exapmles/xmlrpc application.

Published Jun 16, 2025CWE-119EPSS 0.74%

Overview

CVE-2025-47869 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability was discovered in Apache NuttX RTOS apps/exapmles/xmlrpc application. In this example application device stats structure that stored remotely provided parameters had hardcoded buffer size which could lead to buffer overflow. Structure members buffers were updated to valid size of CONFIG_XMLRPC_STRINGSIZE+1.

This issue affects Apache NuttX RTOS users that may have used or base their code on example application as presented in releases from 6.22 before 12.9.0.

Users of XMLRPC in Apache NuttX RTOS are advised to review their code

for this pattern and update buffer sizes as presented in the version of

the example in release 12.9.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/apache/nuttx-apps/pull/3027Reflists.apache.org/thread/306qcqyc3bpb2ozh015yxjo9kqs4jbvjRefwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/14/2

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-47869?

CVE-2025-47869 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-47869?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-47869?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-47869?

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