UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-53964
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964
Upstream
Published
2025-07-17T20:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:23:35Z
Severity
  • 9.6 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

GoldenDict 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 has an exposed dangerous method that allows reading and modifying files when a user adds a crafted dictionary and then searches for any term included in that dictionary.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / goldendict

Package

Name
goldendict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/goldendict@1.5.0~git20150923-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.5.0~git20131003-1build4
1.5.0~git20150923-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.0~git20150923-1",
            "binary_name": "goldendict"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / goldendict

Package

Name
goldendict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/goldendict@1.5.0~rc2+git20170908+ds-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.5.0~rc2+git20170908+ds-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.0~rc2+git20170908+ds-1",
            "binary_name": "goldendict"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / goldendict

Package

Name
goldendict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/goldendict@1.5.0~rc2+git20190930+ds-2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.5.0~rc2+git20181207+ds-1
1.5.0~rc2+git20190930+ds-1
1.5.0~rc2+git20190930+ds-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.0~rc2+git20190930+ds-2",
            "binary_name": "goldendict"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / goldendict

Package

Name
goldendict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/goldendict@1.5.0~rc2+git20210630+ds-2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.5.0~rc2+git20200409+ds-2
1.5.0~rc2+git20210630+ds-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.0~rc2+git20210630+ds-2",
            "binary_name": "goldendict"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / goldendict

Package

Name
goldendict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/goldendict@1.5.0-1build4?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.5.0-1build1
1.5.0-1build3
1.5.0-1build4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.0-1build4",
            "binary_name": "goldendict"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53964.json"