CVE-2025-2588: Hercules Augeas fa.c re_case_expand null pointer dereference

4.8 CVSS

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Hercules Augeas 1.14.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function re_case_expand of the file src/fa.c. The manipulation of the argument re leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. In Hercules Augeas 1.14.1 wurde eine problematische Schwachstelle gefunden. Dabei geht es um die Funktion re_case_expand der Datei src/fa.c. Durch Manipulation des Arguments re mit unbekannten Daten kann eine null pointer dereference-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Die Umsetzung des Angriffs hat dabei lokal zu erfolgen. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-2588

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem Types

NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service

Affected Products

Vendor: Hercules

Product: Augeas

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.07% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 21.58% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2588
https://vuldb.com/?id.300568
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300568
https://vuldb.com/?submit.517281
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852#issue-2905999609

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