Buffer overflow in Dannyvankooten Pepper
CVE-2025-50360
A heap buffer overflow in compiler.c and compiler.h in Pepper language 0.1.1commit 961a5d9988c5986d563310275adad3fd181b2bb7. Malicious execution of a pepper source file(.pr) could lead to arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dannyvankooten Pepper — versions 0.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/dannyvankooten/pepper-lang (Product)
- github.com/Ch1keen/CVE-2025-50360 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-50360?
- CVE-2025-50360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dannyvankooten Pepper, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-12-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-50360?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-50360 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.