merbanan/rtl_433 <= 25.02 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
merbanan/rtl_433 versions up to and including 25.02 and prior to commit 25e47f8 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the function parse_rfraw() located in src/rfraw.c. When processing crafted or excessively large raw RF input data, the application may write beyond the bounds of a stack buffer, resulting in memory corruption or a crash. This vulnerability can be exploited to cause a denial of service and, under certain conditions, may be leveraged for further exploitation depending on the execution environment and available mitigations.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| merbanan | rtl_433 | up to 25.02 | — | Patch available | CNA |
- rtl_433 Vendormerbanan Affected up to 25.02 Fixed in — Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rtl_433_project:rtl_433:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 25.02 | Vulnerable | Rtl 433 Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:rtl_433_project:rtl_433:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 25.02 Vulnerable ·Rtl 433 Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-34450
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7qg-49w9-4cpx
References
More merbanan vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-81654 Stack-based buffer overflow in rtl_433 Proflame 2 decoder CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-34450 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-34450 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h7qg-49w9-4cpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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