OSV-2025-298 Heap-buffer-overflow in i18n::phonenumbers::UnicodeText::const_iterator::operator--
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Check this codebase for OSV-2025-298 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: OSV-2025-298 is a memory corruption vulnerability in libphonenumber, published on 26 Apr 2025.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- libphonenumber (OSS-Fuzz): affected all versions; no fix listed
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-298/index.md)
A heap-buffer-overflow in the phone number library's Unicode text iterator can cause a crash when processing malformed input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2025-298?
OSV-2025-298 is a memory corruption vulnerability in libphonenumber, published on 26 Apr 2025.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=413161357
Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
i18n::phonenumbers::UnicodeText::const_iterator::operator--
i18n::phonenumbers::UnicodeString::tempSubString
i18n::phonenumbers::AsYouTypeFormatter::AttemptToExtractIdd
Which versions are affected by OSV-2025-298?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including libphonenumber.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
libphonenumber OSS-Fuzz | All versions | None |
How do I fix OSV-2025-298?
No fix has been published for OSV-2025-298 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 OSV-2025-298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-298 in the wild and no public exploit code.