PCSX2 Contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow in IOP Console Logging
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the Kprintf_HLE function of PCSX2 versions up to 2.3.414. Opening a disc image that logs a specially crafted message may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code if the user enabled IOP Console Logging. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.414.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pcsx2 (PCSX2) Fixed in 2.3.414
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49589
References
More PCSX2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-41445 PCSX2 has an Out-of-bounds Read due to unchecked offset and size passed to memcpy CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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