Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value Affecting github.com/nwaples/rardecode package, versions <2.2.0
Threat Intelligence
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- published13 Oct 2025
- disclosed10 Oct 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 10 Oct 2025
NewCVE-2025-11579 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/nwaples/rardecode to version 2.2.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value via the maxDictSize parameter when processing large RAR files. An attacker can cause the application to crash or become unresponsive by supplying a specially crafted RAR archive that triggers excessive memory allocation.