Service interruption via undisclosed heap buffer overflow
Published Jan 9, 2026 · Updated Jan 9, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain DD OS allows local users with high privileges to interrupt service. Dell identifies the flaw in proprietary DD OS code but has not disclosed the affected component, attacker-controlled input, or exact memory operation that overruns the heap allocation. Exploitation requires high-privilege local access and causes a denial of service; no confidentiality or integrity impact is reported.
Summary
What happened
Heap-based buffer overflow in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain DD OS allows local users with high privileges to interrupt service. Dell identifies the flaw in proprietary DD OS code but has not disclosed the affected component, attacker-controlled input, or exact memory operation that overruns the heap allocation. Exploitation requires high-privilege local access and causes a denial of service; no confidentiality or integrity impact is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-46643
- Published
- Jan 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- PowerProtect Data Domain
- Classifications
- CWE-122, CWE-787, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=7.10.1.0 <7.10.1.80
- Affected versionversion=7.13.1.0 <7.13.1.50
- Affected versionversion=7.7.1.0 <8.5.0.0
- Affected versionversion=8.3.1.0 <8.3.1.20
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