#VU117377 NULL pointer dereference in glib-networking - CVE-2025-60019

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#VU117377 NULL pointer dereference in glib-networking - CVE-2025-60019

Published: October 20, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117377
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-60019
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
glib-networking
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 within the 

g_tls_bio_new_from_iostream() and g_tls_bio_new_from_datagram_based() functions. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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