CVE-2025-9136 (GCVE-0-2025-9136)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-19 11:32 – Updated: 2025-08-19 13:15
VLAI?
Title
libretro RetroArch file_stream.c filestream_vscanf out-of-bounds
Summary
A flaw has been found in libretro RetroArch 1.18.0/1.19.0/1.20.0. This affects the function filestream_vscanf of the file libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. Upgrading to version 1.21.0 mitigates this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libretro RetroArch Affected: 1.18.0
Affected: 1.19.0
Affected: 1.20.0
Unaffected: 1.21.0
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Credits
Simcha Kosman simkca (VulDB User)
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