Host-memory exposure and interruption via cross-segment syscalls
Published Aug 28, 2025 · Updated Aug 28, 2025
Buffer overflow in spimsimulator SPIM 9.1.24 and earlier allows attackers to read host memory or interrupt the simulator through MIPS syscalls. READ_SYSCALL and WRITE_SYSCALL validate only the start and calculated end addresses, without ensuring that the entire range stays inside one virtual-memory segment. A crafted MIPS program can span distinct valid segments, causing the host read or write to cross an allocated buffer boundary and expose memory or interrupt SPIM.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in spimsimulator SPIM 9.1.24 and earlier allows attackers to read host memory or interrupt the simulator through MIPS syscalls. READ_SYSCALL and WRITE_SYSCALL validate only the start and calculated end addresses, without ensuring that the entire range stays inside one virtual-memory segment. A crafted MIPS program can span distinct valid segments, causing the host read or write to cross an allocated buffer boundary and expose memory or interrupt SPIM.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-29364
- Published
- Aug 28, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 28, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- SPIM cross-segment syscall poc2.asmproof of concept · demonstrated
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