CVE-2025-11964

low-risk
Published 2025-12-31

On Windows only, if libpcap needs to convert a Windows error message to UTF-8 and the message includes characters that UTF-8 represents using 4 bytes, utf_16le_to_utf_8_truncated() can write data beyond the end of the provided buffer.

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 1.9/10 Low
LOCAL / HIGH complexity
10
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 5/34 · Minimal
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal