The YouDao plugin for StarDict, as used in stardict 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 in Debian…
Priority LOW 22CWE-402Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The YouDao plugin for StarDict, as used in stardict 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 in Debian trixie and elsewhere, sends an X11 selection to the dict.youdao.com and dict.cn servers via cleartext HTTP.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00448 39th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55014
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr85-g3h9-44r6
References
Other 6
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2025/08/msg00076.html
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict-gtk
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1110370
- https://stardict-4.sourceforge.net/index_en.php
More StarDict vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02156 stardict 3.0.1, when Enable Net Dict is configured, sends the contents of the clipboard… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-55014 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55014 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mr85-g3h9-44r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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