CVE-2025-54351

In iperf before 3.19.1, net.c has a buffer overflow when --skip-rx-copy is used (for MSG_TRUNC in recv).

Published: 2025-08-03 Last update: 2025-10-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-54351 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-54351

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 2026-05-30 0.05% 0.26% +0.21%
2 2026-04-08 0.05% 0.05% +0.00%
3 2026-03-09 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-54351

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.9 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.2 6.0 [email protected]
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-54351

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-54351

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2025-54351: 1 source package rows (iperf3); 9 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 2, open 7. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-54351
debian unimportant CVE-2025-54351 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (iperf3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-54351
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54351
suse high CVE-2025-54351 severity important: SUSE including 18 source package names (iperf-3.19.1-1.1, iperf-3.19.1-150000.3.15.1, …), 91 product×package rows across 32 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (32 product lines)): Fixed 91. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-54351/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-54351 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (iperf3), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 6, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54351

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-54351

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
es iperf3 3.19 cpe:2.3:a:es:iperf3:3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-54351

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