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Libcurl CVE-2025-0725

HIGH
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2025-02-05 2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9
Buffer Overflow Curl Solidfire Hci Management Node Solidfire Hci Storage Node Hci Baseboard Management Controller Hci H610S Firmware Hci H610C Firmware Hci H615C Firmware Libcurl Haxx Netapp
High
Disputed · 7.3 Vendor: 2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-120
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

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Impact

CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.45%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

When libcurl is asked to perform automatic gzip decompression of content-encoded HTTP responses with the CURLOPT_ACCEPT_ENCODING option, using zlib 1.2.0.3 or older, an attacker-controlled. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.

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This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. When libcurl is asked to perform automatic gzip decompression of content-encoded HTTP responses with the CURLOPT_ACCEPT_ENCODING option, using zlib 1.2.0.3 or older, an attacker-controlled integer overflow would make libcurl perform a buffer overflow. Affected products include: Netapp Hci Baseboard Management Controller, Netapp Hci H610S Firmware, Netapp Hci H610C Firmware, Netapp Hci H615C Firmware, Netapp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
Vendor (2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9) PRIMARY 7.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 4.0 LOW

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: 2499f714-1537-4658-8207-48ae4bb9eae9

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:25 nvd
Patch available
PoC Detected
Jun 27, 2025 - 19:24 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Feb 05, 2025 - 10:15 nvd
HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

When libcurl is asked to perform automatic gzip decompression of content-encoded HTTP responses with the CURLOPT_ACCEPT_ENCODING option, using zlib 1.2.0.3 or older, an attacker-controlled integer overflow would make libcurl perform a buffer overflow.

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Why It Matters

Organizations using When libcurl face moderate risk from CVE-2025-0725, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 7.3. Exploitation could allow attackers to corrupt memory, crash the application, or potentially execute arbitrary code. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. A patch is available and should be applied as part of regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: Moderate
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Enable ASLR and DEP where available; (2) Implement network segmentation; (3) Monitor for exploitation indicators.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 36% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium
NVD CVE.org EPSS Vendor GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes

Priority Score

56
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Buffer Overflow HIGH

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_h615c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
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Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:2.1.3-5.11 Affected

References

Advisories & patches
PATCH https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/76f83f0db23846e254d940ec7 ADVISORY https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0725.html ADVISORY https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2025-0725.json ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:0369/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:0370/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:0371/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:0372/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:20144/ REF http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/05/3 REF http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/2 REF http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/4 REF https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html REF https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html REF https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0009/

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