Vulnerability in Stardict
CVE-2025-55014
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Stardict — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1
- lists.debian.org/debian-user/2025/08/msg00076.html
- packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict
- packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict-gtk
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- stardict-4.sourceforge.net/index_en.php
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-55014?
- CVE-2025-55014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Stardict, classified under CWE-402. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2025-08-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-55014?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.