FKIE_CVE-2025-5941

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-08-14 05:15 - Updated: 2025-08-14 13:11
Severity ?
2.0 (Low) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor could trigger a memory leak by sending a crafted DNS packet to a machine. A successful exploitation may require administrative privileges on the machine, based on the exact configuration. A successful exploit can potentially result in user-controllable memory being leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.
References
psirt@netskope.comhttps://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2025-001
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  "lastModified": "2025-08-14T13:11:53.633",
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