Stack-based buffer overflow in libtasn1 version: v4.20.0. The function fails to validate the size of input data resulting in a buffer overflow in asn1_expend_octet_string.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-13151 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-01-13 | 0.04% | 0.05% | +0.01% |
| 2 | 2026-01-08 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2025-13151: 1 source package rows (libtasn1); 35 state rows across 6 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, 3.23-main, edge-main); fixed 5, open 30. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-13151 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2025-13151 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libtasn1-6), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-13151 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13151 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2025-13151 severity moderate: SUSE including 284 source package names (1.1.0-1.10:libtasn1-4.13-150000.4.14.1, 1.1.0-1.10:libtasn1-6-4.13-150000.4.14.1, …), 764 product×package rows across 265 product lines (Container private-registry/harbor-core, Container private-registry/harbor-exporter, … (265 product lines)): Fixed 530, Known Affected 231, First Fixed 3. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13151/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-13151 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libtasn1-6), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-13151 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1 | Product |
| https://gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/merge_requests/121 | Patch |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/5 | Mailing List Patch |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/271649 | Third Party Advisory |