Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package mecab-ipadic (opens in a new tab)
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-MECABIPADIC-12840254
- published17 Sept 2025
- disclosed7 Jun 2025
Introduced: 7 Jun 2025
CVE-2025-5399 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Centos security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Centos:9.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mecab-ipadic package and not the mecab-ipadic package as distributed by Centos.
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.