#VU109944 NULL pointer dereference in libsoup - CVE-2025-4476

 

#VU109944 NULL pointer dereference in libsoup - CVE-2025-4476

Published: May 29, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109944
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4476
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libsoup
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. when handling 401 (Unauthorized) HTTP responses. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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