CVE-2025-4948CWE-191

Libsoup: integer underflow in soup_multipart_new_from_message() leading to denial of service in libsoup

High · published May 19, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in the soup_multipart_new_from_message() function of the libsoup HTTP library, which is commonly used by GNOME and other applications to handle web communications. The issue occurs when the library processes specially crafted multipart messages. Due to improper validation, an internal calculation can go wrong, leading to an integer underflow. This can cause the program to access invalid memory and crash. As a result, any application or server using libsoup could be forced to exit unexpectedly, creating a denial-of-service (DoS) risk.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00812 · 56.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-191 · Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Published
2025-05-19T15:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAY 15:55Z
    Libsoup: integer underflow in soup_multipart_new_from_message() leading to denial of service in libsoup
    cvelistv5