# CVE-2025-55090: Potential out of bound read issue in \_nx\_ipv4\_packet\_receive() in NetX Duo

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.4.4
- Published: 2025-10-16 · Updated: 2025-10-16

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation NetX Duo: fixed in 6.4.4

## Description

In NetX Duo before 6.4.4, the networking support module for Eclipse Foundation ThreadX, there was a potential out of bound read issue in _nx_ipv4_packet_receive() function when received an Ethernet frame with less than 4 bytes of IP packet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation NetX Duo, upgrade to a fixed version (6.4.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/eclipse-threadx/netxduo/security/advisories/GHSA-cf2g-j6vv-m8c5

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