CVE-2025-55014 | BDVDB-2026-288409 Detail
StarDictStarDict
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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-402 Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')
References#
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2025/08/msg00076.html
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict-gtk
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1110370
- https://stardict-4.sourceforge.net/index_en.php
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44872313
- https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1032732/3334850da49689e1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/08/2
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.