CVE-2018-25033 — admesh
HIGHCVE-2018-25033 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in admesh. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for admesh — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Out-of-bounds read in admesh
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
admeshReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
ADMesh through 0.98.4 has a heap-based buffer over-read in stl_update_connects_remove_1 (called from stl_remove_degenerate) in connect.c in libadmesh.a.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | admesh | all versions | 0.98.5pip install --upgrade 'admesh==0.98.5' |
Affected Products
admeshadmesh_projectdebian linuxdebianResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for admesh, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update admesh to 0.98.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-25033 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Constrain what reaches the vulnerable code: limit the size and shape of untrusted input, isolate the affected component in a sandboxed or least-privileged process, and enable the platform's memory-safety mitigations (ASLR, stack protector, hardened allocator) so an out-of-bounds access is more likely to fail closed than to be exploitable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2018-25033 in your dependencies?
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