Out-of-bounds Read in Gnome Libsoup
CVE-2025-2784
A flaw was found in libsoup. The package is vulnerable to a heap buffer over-read when sniffing content via the skip_insight_whitespace() function. Libsoup clients may read one byte out-of-bounds in response to a crafted HTTP response by a…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnome Libsoup
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:3.6.5-3.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support — versions 0:2.62.2-9.el7_9, 0:2.62.2-6.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:2.62.3-9.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support — versions 0:2.62.3-1.el8_2.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:2.62.3-2.el8_4.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:2.62.3-2.el8_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:2.62.3-2.el8_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:2.62.3-2.el8_6.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2784?
- CVE-2025-2784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnome Libsoup, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2784?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-2784 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.