Remote client crash via PNG size overflow
Published Nov 6, 2025 · Updated Nov 6, 2025
Heap-based buffer overflow in AnyDesk allows remote attackers to crash affected clients via a crafted UDP image-size field. The PNG parser performs an overflow-prone size-plus-offset check, allocates PNG size plus 0xC, and copies image data after 0xFFFFFFFF wraps the allocation to 11 bytes. Affected releases are Windows before 9.0.5, macOS before 9.0.1, Linux before 7.0.0, iOS before 7.1.2, and Android before 8.0.0; connection requests require no privileges or user interaction and remain reachable despite an access-control list.
Summary
What happened
Heap-based buffer overflow in AnyDesk allows remote attackers to crash affected clients via a crafted UDP image-size field. The PNG parser performs an overflow-prone size-plus-offset check, allocates PNG size plus 0xC, and copies image data after 0xFFFFFFFF wraps the allocation to 11 bytes. Affected releases are Windows before 9.0.5, macOS before 9.0.1, Linux before 7.0.0, iOS before 7.1.2, and Android before 8.0.0; connection requests require no privileges or user interaction and remain reachable despite an access-control list.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-27918
- Published
- Nov 6, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 6, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-190, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- AnyDesk discovery-packet generatorproof of concept · demonstrated
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