Out-of-bounds Read in N/a

CVE-2025-61043

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been discovered in Monkey's Audio 11.31, specifically in the CAPECharacterHelper::GetUTF16FromUTF8 function. The issue arises from improper handling of the length of the input UTF-8 string, causing the function to read past the memory boundary. This vulnerability may result in a crash or expose sensitive data.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-61043: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-61043?
CVE-2025-61043 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-61043?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.