6.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2018-25109
Nintendo Animal Crossing GameCube Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability has been found in Nintendo Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori+ and Doubutsu no Mori e+ 1.00/1.01 on GameCube and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Letter Trigram Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 23, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Address memory corruption vulnerability by applying vendor updates.
  • Update the affected GameCube system software.
  • Consult Nintendo support for specific patches.
  • Limit physical access to the device.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-25109.

URL Resource
https://github.com/FIX94/ac-exploit-gc
https://hunter-r.com/posts/ac-trigrams/
https://jamchamb.net/2018/07/11/animal-crossing-nes-emulator-hacks.html
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300631
https://vuldb.com/?id.300631
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-25109 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability has been found in Nintendo Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori+ and Doubutsu no Mori e+ 1.00/1.01 on GameCube and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Letter Trigram Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:P/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added Reference https://github.com/FIX94/ac-exploit-gc
    Added Reference https://hunter-r.com/posts/ac-trigrams/
    Added Reference https://jamchamb.net/2018/07/11/animal-crossing-nes-emulator-hacks.html
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300631
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.300631
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.4
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Base CVSS Score: 6.4
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Base CVSS Score: 6.2
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Authentication
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