CVE-2025-54350: es iperf3 Reachable Assertion
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-54350UBUNTU-CVE-2025-54350DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54350
Published 03-08-2025Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-54350 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in es iperf3. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 03-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In iperf before 3.19.1, iperf_auth.c has a Base64Decode assertion failure and application exit upon a malformed authentication attempt.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSources5 sources · 3.7–5.3
- CVE.orgCNA3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
36%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.42% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.43%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- iperf3≥ 3.2, < 3.19.1-r0
Debian1 product
- iperf3< 3.12-1+deb12u2 | < 3.18-2+deb13u1 | < 3.19.1-1
Es1 product
- iperf3< 3.19.1 | ≥ 3.2, < 3.19.1
Ubuntu1 product
- iperf3< 3.7-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 3.9-1+deb11u1ubuntu0.1 | < 3.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.18-2ubuntu0.1
4 vendors · 4 products