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CVE-2025-9136

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Date: August 19, 2025

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.

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Related Resources (10)

https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555#issuecomment-2651403849
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555/commits/6446f045ec7fc6a5cac3e8ec35a2f0a5889c88e8
https://vuldb.com/?submit.617657
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-9136
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/17555
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/releases/tag/v1.21.0
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320516
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9136
https://vuldb.com/?id.320516
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2025-9136

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

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Upgrade to version https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch.git - v1.21.0

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

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