Medium
pcsx2 — security advisory
PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the Kprintf_HLE function of PCSX2 versions up to 2.3.414. Opening a disc image that logs a specially crafted message may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code if the user enabled IOP Console Logging. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.414.
- Products
- pcsx2
- Affected versions
- 1.3.1+dfsg-1build1, 1.3.1-1094-gf062b0f+dfsg-1, 1.3.1-1094-gf062b0f+dfsg-1build1, 1.4.0+dfsg-1, 1.4.0+dfsg-2, 1.5.0~gfc1d9aef0+dfsg-1, 1.5.0~gfc1d9aef0+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 1.5.0~gfc1d9aef0+dfsg-2, 1.6.0+dfsg-1, 1.6.0+dfsg-1build1, 1.6.0+dfsg-2build1, 1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1, 1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3, 1.6.0+dfsg-3, 1.6.0+dfsg-3.1, 2.4.0+dfsg-2, 2.6.3+dfsg-1, 2.6.3+dfsg-1build1, 2.6.3+dfsg-2, 2.6.3+dfsg-2build1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-49589
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:29 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the Kprintf_HLE function of PCSX2 versions up to 2.3.414. Opening a disc image that logs a specially crafted message may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code if the user enabled IOP Console Logging. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.3.414.
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Complete source record
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