Dell PowerProtect Data Domain DD OS Heap Overflow before 8.3.1.0 leads to DoS
CVE-2025-43912 Published on October 7, 2025

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release versions 7.7.1.0 through 8.3.0.15, LTS2025 release version 8.3.1.0, LTS2024 release versions 7.13.1.0 through 7.13.1.30, LTS 2023 release versions 7.10.1.0 through 7.10.1.60, contain a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of service.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-43912 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().


Products Associated with CVE-2025-43912

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Affected Versions

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) of Feature Release: Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) LTS2025: Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) LTS2024: Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with Data Domain Operating System (DD OS) LTS2023:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
23.87%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.