Device crash via unchecked DHCPv6 DUID read
Published Oct 20, 2025 · Updated Oct 20, 2025
Out-of-bounds read in Eclipse ThreadX NetX Duo before 6.4.4 allows remote attackers to crash or corrupt a device via a DHCPv6 reply. _nx_dhcpv6_process_server_duid in nxd_dhcpv6_client.c advances an index while parsing an EUI-64 DUID, then reads the final four bytes without verifying the remaining option length. Exploitation requires a target running the DHCPv6 client to accept a malformed or truncated server reply; no authentication or user interaction is required.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Eclipse ThreadX NetX Duo before 6.4.4 allows remote attackers to crash or corrupt a device via a DHCPv6 reply. _nx_dhcpv6_process_server_duid in nxd_dhcpv6_client.c advances an index while parsing an EUI-64 DUID, then reads the final four bytes without verifying the remaining option length. Exploitation requires a target running the DHCPv6 client to accept a malformed or truncated server reply; no authentication or user interaction is required.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-55086
- Published
- Oct 20, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 20, 2025
- Vendor
- The Eclipse Foundation
- Product
- Eclipse ThreadX NetX Duo
- Classifications
- CWE-125, CWE-1285, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <6.4.4
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