CVE-2025-1403

Qiskit SDK denial of service

Published Feb 21, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Qiskit SDK 0.45.0 through 1.2.4 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a maliciously crafted QPY file containing a malformed symengine serialization stream which can cause a segfault within the symengine library.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4473 Qiskit SDK 0.45.0 through 1.2.4 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a maliciously crafted QPY file containing a malformed symengine serialization stream which can cause a segfault within the symengine library.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fpmr-m242-xm7x Malciously crafted QPY files can allows Remote Attackers to Cause Denial of Service in Qiskit
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm qiskit
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qiskit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm qiskit
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Qiskit SDK 0.45.0 through 1.2.4 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a maliciously crafted QPY file containing a malformed symengine serialization stream which can cause a segfault within the symengine library.
Title Qiskit SDK denial of service
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Aug 26, 2025, 7:48 PM
Reserved
Feb 17, 2025, 7:37 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 21, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:39 AM