libcsp 2.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the csp_eth_init() function due to improper handling of the ifname parameter. The function uses strcpy to copy the interface name into a structure member (ctx->name) without validating the input length.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-51823 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-07 | 0.05% | 0.20% | +0.15% |
| 2 | 2026-05-07 | 0.03% | 0.05% | +0.03% |
| 3 | 2026-01-07 | — | 0.03% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.2 | 4.2 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-51823 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libcsp), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, needs-triage 3. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-51823 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/libcsp/libcsp/issues/850 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/libcsp/libcsp/pull/852 | Patch |