Resource exhaustion in Debian Dpkg
CVE-2025-6297
It was discovered that dpkg-deb does not properly sanitize directory permissions when extracting a control member into a temporary directory, which is documented as being a safe operation even on untrusted data. This may result in leaving…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Debian Dpkg — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-6297?
- CVE-2025-6297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Dpkg, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-07-01.
- How severe is CVE-2025-6297?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-6297 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.