CVE-2025-55014 Information disclosure in StarDict
The YouDao plugin for StarDict transmits user data to remote servers via cleartext HTTP, allowing attackers to intercept sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-55014?
CVE-2025-55014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in StarDict, published on 4 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The YouDao plugin for StarDict, as used in stardict 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 in Debian trixie and elsewhere, sends an X11 selection to the dict.youdao.com and dict.cn servers via cleartext HTTP.
Weakness: CWE-402
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55014?
How do I fix CVE-2025-55014?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-55014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-55014, GHSA-mr85-g3h9-44r6, MGASA-2025-0298, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014.