CVE-2025-2588 (GCVE-0-2025-2588)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-21 12:00 – Updated: 2025-03-21 17:24
VLAI
Title
Hercules Augeas fa.c re_case_expand null pointer dereference
Summary
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.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
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
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300568 signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.517281 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852 issue-tracking
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/85… exploitissue-tracking
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Hercules Augeas Affected: 1.14.1
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