CVE-2025-53629

high

Description

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://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-qjmq-h3cc-qv6w

https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-j6p8-779x-p5pw

https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/17ba303889b8d4d719be3879a70639ab653efb99

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-07-10

Updated: 2025-07-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00038