CVE-2025-54351: es iperf3 Unprotected Alternate Channel
CVSS: 10.0v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-54351UBUNTU-CVE-2025-54351
Published 03-08-2025Last modified 04-08-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-54351 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) Unprotected Alternate Channel vulnerability in es iperf3. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 03-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In iperf before 3.19.1, net.c has a buffer overflow when --skip-rx-copy is used (for MSG_TRUNC in recv).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionCritical 10.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HSources4 sources · 8.9–10.0
- CVE.orgCNA8.9HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:LDiffers
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated10.0CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated10.0CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.41%
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< 3.19.1-r0
Es1 product
- iperf3< 3.19.1 | 3.19
Ubuntu1 product
- iperf3All versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products