Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2025-25193
Netty, an asynchronous, event-driven network application framework, has a vulnerability in versions up to and including 4.1.118.Final. An unsafe reading of environment file could potentially cause a denial of service in Netty. When loaded…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Netty — versions <= 4.1.118
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-25193?
- CVE-2025-25193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-25193?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-25193 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.