CVE-2025-24483 Null dereference in Defense Platform Home Edition

Medium 6.5 Published 6 Feb 2025 Updated 12 Feb 2025

Attackers can cause a Blue Screen of Death and denial of service on Windows systems by sending specially crafted data to the Defense Platform Home Edition.

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-2025-24483?

CVE-2025-24483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Humming Heads Inc. Defense Platform Home Edition, published on 6 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Defense Platform Home Edition Ver.3.9.51.x and earlier. If an attacker provides specially crafted data to the specific process of the Windows system where the product is running, the system may cause a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), and as a result, cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24483?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hummingheads Defense Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24483?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-24483 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fh58-889f-p726.