Integer overflow in Gnu Grub2

CVE-2025-0678

A flaw was found in grub2. When reading data from a squash4 filesystem, grub's squash4 fs module uses user-controlled parameters from the filesystem geometry to determine the internal buffer size, however, it improperly checks for integer…

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0678?
CVE-2025-0678 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Grub2, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-0678?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-0678 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.