{"id":"CVE-2025-6545","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"pbkdf2 silently returns predictable uninitialized/zero-filled memory for non-normalized or unimplemented algos supported by Node.js","description":"Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/to-buffer.Js.\n\nThis issue affects pbkdf2: from 3.0.10 through 3.1.2.","publishedAt":"2025-06-23T18:41:18.771Z","updatedAt":"2025-06-23T19:26:40.223Z","severity":{"score":9.1,"label":"Critical","version":"4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","source":"harborist"},"assigner":"harborist","products":["pbkdf2"],"affected":[{"packageName":"pbkdf2","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"3.0.10","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"3.1.2","versionType":"semver"}],"collectionURL":"https://npmjs.com/pbkdf2","programFiles":["lib/to-buffer.js"],"repo":"https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2"}],"references":["https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cp-r72f-jxh6","https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/9699045c37a07f8319cfb8d44e2ff4252d7a7078","https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/e3102a8cd4830a3ac85cd0dd011cc002fdde33bb"],"weaknesses":["CWE-20"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:10:04.440Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/6xxx/CVE-2025-6545.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-6545","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-06-23T18:41:18.771Z","dateUpdated":"2025-06-23T19:26:40.223Z","assignerShortName":"harborist","assignerOrgId":"7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158","dateReserved":"2025-06-23T18:39:39.611Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"pbkdf2 silently returns predictable uninitialized/zero-filled memory for non-normalized or unimplemented algos supported by Node.js","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/to-buffer.Js.\n\nThis issue affects pbkdf2: from 3.0.10 through 3.1.2."}],"affected":[{"packageName":"pbkdf2","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"3.0.10","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"3.1.2","versionType":"semver"}],"collectionURL":"https://npmjs.com/pbkdf2","programFiles":["lib/to-buffer.js"],"repo":"https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cp-r72f-jxh6","tags":["third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/9699045c37a07f8319cfb8d44e2ff4252d7a7078","tags":["x_introduced-by"]},{"url":"https://github.com/browserify/pbkdf2/commit/e3102a8cd4830a3ac85cd0dd011cc002fdde33bb","tags":["patch"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":9.1,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"LOW","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"NOT_DEFINED"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"CWE-20 Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"harborist","orgId":"7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158","dateUpdated":"2025-06-23T18:44:04.897Z"},"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-475","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-475 Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation"}]}],"source":{"discovery":"EXTERNAL"},"x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.2.0"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-06-23T19:26:28.859577Z","id":"CVE-2025-6545","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-06-23T19:26:40.223Z"}}]}}}