Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in iniparser_dumpsection_ini() in iniparser allows attacker to read out of bound memory

An update of the iniparser package has been released.

The version of iniparser installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-0633 advisory.

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in iniparser_dumpsection_ini() in iniparser allows attacker to     read out of bound memory (CVE-2025-0633)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0189 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2025-0633:
    Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability ininiparser_dumpsection_ini() in iniparser allows attacker to     read out of bound memory

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of iniparser installed on the remote host is prior to 3.1-5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2809 advisory.

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in iniparser_dumpsection_ini() in iniparser allows attacker to     read out of bound memory (CVE-2025-0633)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-257f422587 advisory.

    Patched libiniparser to fix CVE-2025-0633

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:0845-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-0633: string copy into buffer without previous size validation leads to heap buffer overflow in       iniparser_dumpsection_ini() of iniparser (bsc#1237377).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0821-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-0633: string copy into buffer without previous size validation leads to heap buffer overflow in       iniparser_dumpsection_ini() of iniparser (bsc#1237377).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in iniparser_dumpsection_ini() in iniparser allows attacker to     read out of bound memory (CVE-2025-0633)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-a1d884e467 advisory.

    Patched libiniparser to fix CVE-2025-0633

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7286-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that iniParser incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause iniParser to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
333925	Photon OS 5.0: Iniparser PHSA-2025-5.0-91-0480	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	medium
333866	Photon OS 5.0: Iniparser PHSA-2025-5.0-90-0480	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	medium
333814	Photon OS 5.0: Iniparser PHSA-2025-5.0-92-0480	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	medium
295198	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: iniparser (CVE-2025-0633)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	Local	low
239302	TencentOS Server 4: iniparser (TSSA-2025:0189)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	Local	low
233715	Amazon Linux 2 : iniparser (ALAS-2025-2809)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	low
232720	Fedora 40 : iniparser (2025-257f422587)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	low
232684	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : iniparser (SUSE-SU-2025:0845-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	low
232587	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : iniparser (SUSE-SU-2025:0821-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	low
231029	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-0633	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
216955	Fedora 41 : iniparser (2025-a1d884e467)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	low
216877	Photon OS 5.0: Iniparser PHSA-2025-5.0-0480	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	low
216700	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : iniParser vulnerability (USN-7286-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	low

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