Out-of-bounds read in libwebsockets - CVE-2025-11679

 

Out-of-bounds read in libwebsockets - CVE-2025-11679

Published: November 3, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117946
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11679
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the lws_upng_emit_next_line() function in lib/misc/upng.c. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Affected software

libwebsockets

How to mitigate CVE-2025-11679

Install updates from vendor's website.


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