Uncontrolled memory allocation in otp - CVE-2025-26618
Published: April 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106951
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-26618
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: erlang
Affected software:
otp
otp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of SFTP packets. A remote attacker can send multiple SFTP packets to the application and consume large amount of memory, resulting in a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-26618
Install updates from vendor's website.