CVE-2025-55014

4.7 MEDIUM

Published: August 04, 2025 Modified: November 04, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1110370

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2025/08/msg00076.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict-gtk

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://stardict-4.sourceforge.net/index_en.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/08/2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1032732/3334850da49689e1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44872313

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

9 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

4.7 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

17th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-402

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