UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-55014
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014
Upstream
Published
2025-08-04T20:15:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T19:04:58.099005Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The YouDao plugin for StarDict, as used in stardict 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 in Debian trixie and elsewhere, sends an X11 selection to the dict.youdao.com and dict.cn servers via cleartext HTTP.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / stardict

Package

Name
stardict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/stardict@3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-espeak"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-festival"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-spell"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / stardict

Package

Name
stardict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/stardict@3.0.1-9.4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.1-9.3ubuntu1
3.0.1-9.3ubuntu2
3.0.1-9.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-espeak"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-festival"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.1-9.4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-spell"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / stardict

Package

Name
stardict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/stardict@3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.7+git20210701.96b96d8+dfsg-1
3.0.7+git20210701.96b96d8+dfsg-2
3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-cal"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-espeak"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-festival"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-fortune"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-info"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-spell"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20211225+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / stardict

Package

Name
stardict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/stardict@3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4
3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build3
3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-cal"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-espeak"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-festival"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-fortune"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-info"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-spell"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-4build4",
            "binary_name": "stardict-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014.json"

Ubuntu:25.10 / stardict

Package

Name
stardict
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/stardict@3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6
3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-cal"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-espeak"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-festival"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-fortune"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-info"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-plugin-spell"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6build1",
            "binary_name": "stardict-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55014.json"