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CVE-2025-4969: Out-of-bounds Read

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-4969cvecve-2025-4969
Published: Wed May 21 2025 (05/21/2025, 01:44:13 UTC)
Source: CVE
Vendor/Project: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Description

A vulnerability was found in the libsoup package. This flaw stems from its failure to correctly verify the termination of multipart HTTP messages. This can allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted multipart HTTP body, causing the libsoup-consuming server to read beyond its allocated memory boundaries (out-of-bounds read).

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AILast updated: 05/07/2026, 01:49:49 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2025-4969 in libsoup results from failure to correctly verify the termination of multipart HTTP messages. This allows a remote attacker to send specially crafted multipart HTTP bodies that trigger out-of-bounds reads on the server consuming libsoup. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, limited confidentiality impact, and low availability impact. The affected product is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly state patch or mitigation details.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation can cause the vulnerable server to read memory beyond its allocated boundaries, potentially leading to information disclosure or application instability. The impact is limited to confidentiality and availability with no integrity impact. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4969 for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is confirmed, consider restricting exposure of services using libsoup to untrusted networks to reduce risk.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
redhat
Date Reserved
2025-05-19T21:14:09.795Z
Cisa Enriched
false
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4969","vendor":"Red Hat"}]

Threat ID: 682d38bc4d7c5ea9f4b3fabd

Added to database: 5/21/2025, 2:21:48 AM

Last enriched: 5/7/2026, 1:49:49 AM

Last updated: 5/8/2026, 9:55:24 PM

Views: 113

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