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CVE-2025-6545 (GCVE-0-2025-6545)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-23 18:41 – Updated: 2025-06-23 19:26
VLAI
Title
pbkdf2 silently returns predictable uninitialized/zero-filled memory for non-normalized or unimplemented algos supported by Node.js
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/to-buffer.Js. This issue affects pbkdf2: from 3.0.10 through 3.1.2.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-23 19:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 3.0.10 , ≤ 3.1.2 (semver)
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