ALPINE-CVE-2025-5399

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CVE-2025-5399
Published: 07 Jun 2025, 08:15
Last modified:08 Jul 2026, 04:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Jun 2025, 08:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
08 Jul 2026, 04:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•curl

    < 8.14.1-r0 | < 8.14.1-r0 | < 8.14.1-r0 | < 8.14.1-r0 | < 8.14.1-r0 | < 8.14.1-r0 | ≥ 8.13.0, < 8.14.1-r0 | ≥ 8.13.0, < 8.14.1-r0 | ≥ 8.13.0, < 8.14.1-r0 | ≥ 8.13.0, < 8.14.1-r0 | ≥ 8.13.0, < 8.14.1-r0 | ≥ 8.13.0, < 8.14.1-r0

References (1)