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GHSA-FC59-Q736-3R9P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-14 18:31 – Updated: 2025-09-02 15:31

Details

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the coap_delete_pdu_lkd function within coap_pdu.c of the libcoap library. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory after the freeing of a PDU object, leading to potential memory corruption or the possibility of executing arbitrary code.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-fc59-q736-3r9p",
  "modified": "2025-09-02T15:31:06Z",
  "published": "2025-08-14T18:31:28Z",
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CVE-2025-50518 (GCVE-0-2025-50518)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-14 00:00 – Updated: 2025-09-11 17:46 Disputed

Summary

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

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	https://github.com/IreneTheITCrowd/blog/blob/main…
	https://github.com/IreneTheITCrowd/blog/issues/1
	https://github.com/obgm/libcoap/issues/1724#issue…
	https://github.com/obgm/libcoap/issues/1724#issue…

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-FC59-Q736-3R9P

CVE-2025-50518 (GCVE-0-2025-50518)

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