In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7970-1 advisory.

    Jorge Sancho Larraz discovered that iperf3 did not properly manage certain inputs, which could cause the     server process to stop responding, waiting for input on the control connection. A remote attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2023-7250)

    It was discovered that iperf3 had a timing side-channel when performing RSA decryption. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 20.04     LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-26306)

    It was discovered that iperf3 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS     and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-53580)

    Han Lee discovered that iperf3 had an off-by-one heap overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue     to crash the program or execute arbitrary code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu     22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-54349)

    Han Lee discovered that iperf3 did not properly manage certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-54350)

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

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

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-984800 advisory.

    In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity 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.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1197 advisory.

    In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow.
    (CVE-2025-54349)

    In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has a Base64Decode assertion failure and application exit upon a     malformed authentication attempt. (CVE-2025-54350)

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

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

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4281 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4281-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     August 24, 2025                               https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : iperf3     Version        : 3.9-1+deb11u3     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-54349 CVE-2025-54350     Debian Bug     : 1110376

    Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in the IP bandwidth measuring tool iperf3.

    CVE-2025-54349

        heap buffer overflow

    CVE-2025-54350

        reachable assert

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     3.9-1+deb11u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your iperf3 packages.

    For the detailed security status of iperf3 please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/iperf3

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0670 advisory.

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

    CVE-2025-54350:
    In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has a Base64Decode assertion failure and application exit upon a     malformed authentication attempt.

    CVE-2025-54349:
    In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow.

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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.

  - In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow.
    (CVE-2025-54349)

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

An update of the iperf package has been released.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02749-1 advisory.

    - update to 3.19.1:
      * CVE-2025-54351: Fixed buffer overflow in net.c (bsc#1247522)
      * CVE-2025-54350: Fixed Base64Decode assertion failure and application         exit upon a malformed authentication attempt (bsc#1247520)
      * CVE-2025-54349: Fixed off-by-one error and resultant heap-based         buffer overflow (bsc#1247519)

    - update to 3.19:
      * iperf3 now supports the use of Multi-Path TCP (MPTCPv1) on Linux         with the use of the `-m` or `--mptcp` flag. (PR #1661)
      * iperf3 now supports a `--cntl-ka` option to enable TCP keepalives         on the control connection. (#812, #835, PR #1423)
      * iperf3 now supports the `MSG_TRUNC` receive option, specified by         the `--skip-rx-copy`. This theoretically improves the rated         throughput of tests at high bitrates by not delivering network         payload data to userspace. (#1678, PR #1717)
      * A bug that caused the bitrate setting to be ignored when bursts         are set, has been fixed. (#1773, #1820, PR #1821, PR #1848)
      * The congestion control protocol setting, if used, is now         properly reset between tests. (PR #1812)
      * iperf3 now exits with a non-error 0 exit code if exiting via a         `SIGTERM`, `SIGHUP`, or `SIGINT`. (#1009, PR# 1829)
      * The current behavior of iperf3 with respect to the `-n` and `-k`         options is now documented as correct. (#1768, #1775, #596, PR #1800)

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

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
294897	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : iperf3 vulnerabilities (USN-7970-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
267603	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: iperf3 (UTSA-2025-984800)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	critical
266187	Amazon Linux 2023 : iperf3, iperf3-devel (ALAS2023-2025-1197)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	critical
254406	Debian dla-4281 : iperf3 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
253491	TencentOS Server 4: iperf3 (TSSA-2025:0670)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	critical
252889	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-54349	Nessus	Misc.	critical
251228	Photon OS 5.0: Iperf PHSA-2025-5.0-0579	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	critical
251225	Photon OS 4.0: Iperf PHSA-2025-4.0-0849	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	critical
249091	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : iperf (SUSE-SU-2025:02749-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical

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