CVE-2025-54350

A flaw was found in iperf3. A malformed Base64-encoded authentication string triggers an assertion failure within the iperf_auth.c file, leading to application termination. This vulnerability allows a network attacker to induce this failure by sending a crafted authentication attempt, resulting in an application-level denial of service condition.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.