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Status published
Medium
CVE-2025-55014
The YouDao plugin for StarDict, as used in stardict 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2025/08/msg00076.html
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict-gtk
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1110370
- https://stardict-4.sourceforge.net/index_en.php
Affected Vendor
StarDict
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StarDict
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 4th, 2025
Last Modified:
November 4th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.