CVE-2025-2784: libsoup · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects libsoupSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 01:55 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.0 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Apr 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libsoup | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
A security update fixing this vulnerability is available from Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Users should apply the official patch as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:21657. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided update.
Description
CVE-2025-2784 is a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in libsoup, an HTTP client and server library for GNOME. The flaw occurs in the skip_insignificant_space() function when sniffing content, allowing libsoup clients to read one byte out-of-bounds in response to a crafted HTTP response from a malicious HTTP server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.0, indicating high severity, with impacts including limited confidentiality and integrity loss and high availability impact. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21657 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7505 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8126 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8132 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8139 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8140 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8252 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8480 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8481 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8482 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8663 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2784 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2354669 (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/422 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00036.html (opens in a new tab)