libcsp 2.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the csp_eth_init() function due to…
Priority LOW 29CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
libcsp 2.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the csp_eth_init() function due to improper handling of the ifname parameter. The function uses strcpy to copy the interface name into a structure member (ctx->name) without validating the input length.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00281 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-51823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mmm3-jq63-7mw5
References
More Libcsp vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07065 Buffer overflow in the zmq interface in csp_if_zmqhub.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07064 Buffer overflow in the csp_sfp_recv_fp in csp_sfp.c in the libcsp library v1.4 and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07063 Buffer overflow in the csp_can_process_frame in csp_if_can.c in the libcsp library v1.4… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-32420 libcsp 2.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the csp_usart_open() function at drivers/usart/zephyr.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-51823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-51823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mmm3-jq63-7mw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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