Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsoup-devel package, versions <0:2.62.3-9.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.49% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LIBSOUPDEVEL-10247733
  • published27 May 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:8 libsoup-devel to version 0:2.62.3-9.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-8132.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsoup-devel package and not the libsoup-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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