CVE-2025-53628 (GCVE-0-2025-53628)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-10 19:45 – Updated: 2025-07-10 20:26
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Summary
cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.20.1, cpp-httplib does not have a limit for a unique line, permitting an attacker to explore this to allocate memory arbitrarily. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.20.1. NOTE: This vulnerability is related to CVE-2025-53629.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Vendor Product Version
yhirose cpp-httplib Affected: < 0.20.1
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