CVE-2025-0725
HIGHDescription
When libcurl is asked to perform automatic gzip decompression of content-encoded HTTP responses with the `CURLOPT_ACCEPT_ENCODING` option, **using zlib 1.2.0.3 or older**, an attacker-controlled integer overflow would make libcurl perform a buffer overflow.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0725.html
- https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0725.json
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2956023
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/05/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/4
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/76f83f0db23846e254d940ec7
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0009/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-27.