Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Nintendo Animal Crossing for GameCube
CVE-2018-25109

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Nintendo

Status
Animal Crossing
Doubutsu No Mori+
Doubutsu No Mori E+
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 March 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2018-25109?

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Nintendo's Animal Crossing and its variants for GameCube, specifically related to the Letter Trigram Handler component. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate device memory, potentially leading to adverse operational effects. The vulnerability can be exploited on the physical device, although the complexity of executing the attack is considered high. Public disclosure of the exploit raises concerns regarding the vulnerability's possible exploitation.

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Affected Version(s)

Animal Crossing 1.00

Animal Crossing 1.01

Doubutsu no Mori e+ 1.00

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2018-25109 - Proof of Concept

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.300631
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https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300631
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https://jamchamb.net/2018/07/11/animal-crossing-nes-emula...
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CVSS V4

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
High
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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