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CVE-2025-38677
high
CVSS 7.1
Out-of-Bounds Read in c (CVE-2025-38677)
Summary
vulnerability in c (CVE-2025-38677). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-38677** has been found in c.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "c CVE-2025-38677" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-38677 (c) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**out-of-bounds read** (CWE-125) exists in c.
📍 Affected scope
c — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'c' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'c' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `c` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7784ea07e6aa044f74b39d6b5af5e28746fc81
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77de19b6867f2740cdcb6c9c7e50d522b47847a4
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/888aa660144bcb6ec07839da756ee46bfcf7fc53
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/901f62efd6e855f93d8b1175540f29f4dc45ba55
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92ef491b506a0f4dd971a3a76f86f2d8f5370180
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a650654365c57407413e9b1f6ff4d539bf2e99ca
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4d13f5407cbdf1216cc258f45492075713889a
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d5093d9fe9f3c74c123741c88666cc853b79c5
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- web https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38677
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p7jq-2wv5-rrmc