# CVE-2025-29364: spimsimulator spim v9.1.24 and before is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the READ\_SYSCALL and WRITE\_SYSCALL system calls.

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-28 · Updated: 2025-08-28

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

spimsimulator spim v9.1.24 and before is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the READ_SYSCALL and WRITE_SYSCALL system calls. The application verifies the legitimacy of the starting and ending addresses for memory read/write operations. By configuring the starting and ending addresses for memory read/write to point to distinct memory segments within the virtual machine, it is possible to circumvent these checks.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Giles-one/spimsimulatorEscape?tab=readme-ov-file#bug2-bypass-check-in-read_syscall-and-write_syscall-leading-to-out-of-bounds-readwrite
- https://gist.github.com/Giles-one/a398e3da21ea9567970c6f0de543c3b3

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