Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-54351 as tracked by Alpine, for the package iperf3. The fix is available in version 3.19.1-r0; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
ALPINE-CVE-2025-54351 is classified as CWE-420: Unprotected Alternate Channel. The product protects a primary channel, but it does not use the same level of protection for an alternate channel.
Affected software
ALPINE-CVE-2025-54351 is recorded against 1 package.
- iperf3 (fixed in 3.19.1-r0)
Timeline and source
Published on 3 August 2025 and last revised on 15 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
security.alpinelinux.org (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
iperf3 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-420: Unprotected Alternate Channel) in other software:
