CVE-2025-0725
gzip integer overflow
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.3 High
- Published
- Feb 5, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 27, 2025
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
curlcurl |
|
References
- json
- www
- issue
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/05/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/4
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0009/
- https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/76f83f0db23846e254d940ec7
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html
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