CVE-2025-0303 Liteos_a has a buffer overflow vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in OpenHarmony to escalate privileges to root and leak sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-0303?

CVE-2025-0303 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Openatom Openharmony, published on 7 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

in OpenHarmony v4.1.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause the common permission is upgraded to root and sensitive information leak through buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0303?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openatom Openharmony.

How do I fix CVE-2025-0303?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-0303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9gvx-6wwv-wc49.

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