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CVE-2025-48040

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation, Flooding. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 until OTP 28.0.3, OTP 27.3.4.3 and 26.2.5.15 corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 until 5.3.3, 5.2.11.3 and 5.1.4.12.

CWE-400Resource ExhaustionCWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available
erlangDebian
Fixed in:1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4CVE-2025-48040
Fixed in:1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u1CVE-2025-48040
Fixed in:1:27.3.4.3+dfsg-1CVE-2025-48040
erlangUbuntu
Fixed in:1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1USN-7831-1
erlang-sshUbuntu
Fixed in:1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5USN-7831-1
Fixed in:1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1USN-7831-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

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