Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsoup package, versions <0:2.62.2-2.0.5.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.14% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBSOUP-10596782
  • published3 Jul 2025
  • disclosed3 Apr 2025

Introduced: 3 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-2784  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libsoup to version 0:2.62.2-2.0.5.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-9179.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsoup package and not the libsoup package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libsoup. The package is vulnerable to a heap buffer over-read when sniffing content via the skip_insight_whitespace() function. Libsoup clients may read one byte out-of-bounds in response to a crafted HTTP response by an HTTP server.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1