Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting cpp-httplib package, versions *
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- published12 Jul 2025
- disclosed10 Jul 2025
Introduced: 10 Jul 2025
NewCVE-2025-53629 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:13 cpp-httplib.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cpp-httplib package and not the cpp-httplib package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.23.0, incoming requests using Transfer-Encoding: chunked in the header can allocate memory arbitrarily in the server, potentially leading to its exhaustion. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.23.0. NOTE: This vulnerability is related to CVE-2025-53628.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-53629
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/17ba303889b8d4d719be3879a70639ab653efb99
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-j6p8-779x-p5pw
- https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-qjmq-h3cc-qv6w