Unauthenticated code execution via unchecked RAM-disk offset
Published Oct 16, 2025 · Updated Oct 16, 2025
Buffer overflow in the RAM disk driver in Eclipse ThreadX FileX before 6.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute code via crafted HTTP PUT requests. _fx_ram_driver derives a destination from logical-sector geometry without checking the RAM-disk allocation, then memcpy copies attacker-controlled data beyond the buffer. Exploitation requires a network-exposed application with undersized RAM-disk storage; a successful overwrite can redirect a function pointer or crash the device.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in the RAM disk driver in Eclipse ThreadX FileX before 6.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute code via crafted HTTP PUT requests. _fx_ram_driver derives a destination from logical-sector geometry without checking the RAM-disk allocation, then memcpy copies attacker-controlled data beyond the buffer. Exploitation requires a network-exposed application with undersized RAM-disk storage; a successful overwrite can redirect a function pointer or crash the device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-55089
- Published
- Oct 16, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 16, 2025
- Vendor
- The Eclipse Foundation
- Product
- Eclipse ThreadX FileX
- Classifications
- CWE-119, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <6.4.2
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Cisco Talos HTTP PUT crash demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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