CVE-2025-6545
pbkdf2 silently returns predictable uninitialized/zero-filled memory for non-normalized or unimplemented algos supported by Node.js
CRITICAL 9.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.45 % · percentile 39 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- harborist
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pbkdf2 allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/to-buffer.Js. This issue affects pbkdf2: from 3.0.10 through 3.1.2.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.1 | 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 | harborist |
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.1 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158 (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-h7cp-r72f-jxh6 — pbkdf2 returns predictable uninitialized/zero-filled memory for non-normalized or unimplemented algos
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-18922
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-6545
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1056 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0667 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0327 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0724 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| pbkdf2 | affected 3.0.10 ≤ 3.1.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |