CVE-2025-34450: CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in merbanan rtl_433
merbanan/rtl_433 versions up to and including 25.02 and prior to commit 25e47f8 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the function parse_rfraw() located in src/rfraw.c. When processing crafted or excessively large raw RF input data, the application may write beyond the bounds of a stack buffer, resulting in memory corruption or a crash. This vulnerability can be exploited to cause a denial of service and, under certain conditions, may be leveraged for further exploitation depending on the execution environment and available mitigations.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-34450 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the parse_rfraw() function of the merbanan rtl_433 project, affecting versions up to 25.02 and prior to commit 25e47f8. The flaw arises from improper handling of raw RF input data that is crafted or excessively large, leading to writes beyond the bounds of a stack buffer. This can cause memory corruption or crashes, resulting in denial of service. Under certain conditions, this vulnerability might be leveraged for further exploitation depending on the execution environment and existing mitigations. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow) and has a CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 (medium severity). There is no vendor advisory or patch information provided, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service through application crashes or memory corruption. Depending on the execution environment and mitigations, it may also enable further exploitation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.9.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted or malformed raw RF input data if possible.
CVE-2025-34450: CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in merbanan rtl_433
Description
merbanan/rtl_433 versions up to and including 25.02 and prior to commit 25e47f8 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the function parse_rfraw() located in src/rfraw.c. When processing crafted or excessively large raw RF input data, the application may write beyond the bounds of a stack buffer, resulting in memory corruption or a crash. This vulnerability can be exploited to cause a denial of service and, under certain conditions, may be leveraged for further exploitation depending on the execution environment and available mitigations.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-34450 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the parse_rfraw() function of the merbanan rtl_433 project, affecting versions up to 25.02 and prior to commit 25e47f8. The flaw arises from improper handling of raw RF input data that is crafted or excessively large, leading to writes beyond the bounds of a stack buffer. This can cause memory corruption or crashes, resulting in denial of service. Under certain conditions, this vulnerability might be leveraged for further exploitation depending on the execution environment and existing mitigations. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow) and has a CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 (medium severity). There is no vendor advisory or patch information provided, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause denial of service through application crashes or memory corruption. Depending on the execution environment and mitigations, it may also enable further exploitation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.9.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted or malformed raw RF input data if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-15T19:15:22.602Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 694471834eb3efac36abad23
Added to database: 12/18/2025, 21:26:27 UTC
Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 02:03:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 243
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