Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-10942 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 46% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2025-10942 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in H3C Magic B3 routers up to version 100R002. The flaw affects the AddMacList and EditMacList functions in the /goform/aspForm file, where manipulation of the "param" argument triggers the overflow. Associated with CWE-119 and CWE-120, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
An attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability remotely without user interaction. Successful exploitation allows high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution or system crashes on affected devices. A proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available.
No official patches or mitigations have been issued, as the vendor was contacted early but did not respond. Security practitioners should review the GitHub repository at https://github.com/lin-3-start/lin-cve/blob/main/H3C%2BMagic%2BB3/H3C%20routers%20Buffer%20overflow.md (including the POC section) and VulDB entries (https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325812, https://vuldb.com/?id.325812, https://vuldb.com/?submit.651813) for technical details and monitoring guidance.
The public exploit availability increases the risk of active use against unpatched H3C Magic B3 deployments.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-31079
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability was identified in H3C Magic B3 up to 100R002. This affects the function AddMacList/EditMacList of the file /goform/aspForm. The manipulation of the argument param leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly…
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available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and analysis can find missing size checks before deployment.
Input validation directly enforces size checks before buffer copies.
Secure engineering principles require memory-safe design and coding that structurally avoids buffer-boundary violations.
Memory protection restricts exploitation impact of buffer overflows without eliminating the underlying coding flaw.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices (bounds checking, safe APIs, reviews) directly prevent this class of flaw.
Vulnerability scanning and code analysis directly surface buffer-boundary flaws.
Receiving and triaging vulnerability disclosures commonly includes buffer-related reports.
Developer training on secure coding reduces introduction of memory-buffer errors.
Patching replaces vulnerable code containing buffer-boundary defects.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure coding directly requires bounds-checked memory operations, addressing the root cause of CWE-120.
Security testing in development catches out-of-bounds accesses before release, covering most instances of the weakness.
Secure development lifecycle mandates memory-safety practices that directly prevent buffer-boundary violations.
Application security requirements can specify memory-safety rules, but do not prescribe implementation details.
Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safe design patterns that mitigate buffer overflows.