Due to a mistake in libcurl's WebSocket code, a malicious server can send a particularly crafted packet which makes libcurl get trapped in an endless busy-loop. There is no other way for the application to escape or exit this loop other than killing the thread/process. This might be used to DoS libcurl-using application.
History

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 02:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Due to a mistake in libcurl's WebSocket code, a malicious server can send a particularly crafted packet which makes libcurl get trapped in an endless busy-loop. There is no other way for the application to escape or exit this loop other than killing the thread/process. This might be used to DoS libcurl-using application.
Title WebSocket endless loop
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published: 2025-06-07T07:49:09.370Z

Updated: 2025-06-09T13:20:29.843Z

Reserved: 2025-05-31T15:02:27.226Z

Link: CVE-2025-5399

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-07T08:05:07.254Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-07T08:15:20.687

Modified: 2025-06-09T14:15:23.470

Link: CVE-2025-5399

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-06-07T07:49:09Z

Links: CVE-2025-5399 - Bugzilla