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CVE-2025-59777

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in GNU libmicrohttpd v1.0.2 and earlier.

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.43%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in GNU libmicrohttpd v1.0.2 and earlier. The vulnerability was fixed in commit ff13abc on the master branch of the libmicrohttpd Git repository, after the v1.0.2 tag. A specially crafted packet sent by an attacker could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected: gnu/libmicrohttpd
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

References

https://git.gnunet.org/libmicrohttpd.git/commit/?id=ff13abc1c1d7d2b30d69d5c0bd4a237e1801c50bPatch
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN76719218/Third Party Advisory
https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/Product

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.