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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-55014

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 c

Published Aug 4, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 4, 2025 · StarDict StarDict

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-55014. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of StarDict StarDict is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.42%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor StarDict StarDict 0 ≤3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6

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.

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  • vendor StarDict StarDict 0 ≤3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-60 ≤3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6

How to fix CVE-2025-55014

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-55014. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of StarDict StarDict is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with StarDict StarDict 0 ≤3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 0 ≤3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.42%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Nov 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-55014

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-55014

    30-day exploitation probability 0.42%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-23543

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026