# CVE-2025-55093: Out of bound read and write in \_nx\_ipv4\_packet\_receive() when handling unicast DHCP messages

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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: 2025-10-17 · Updated: 2025-10-17

## 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() when handling unicast DHCP messages that could cause corruption of 4 bytes of memory.

## 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-c9pq-93jp-w649

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