CVE-2025-71377

high

Description

stoatchat (delta) versions before 20250210-1 (0.8.2) contain a logic error in the query messages route. When fetching messages 'nearby' another message, the database query can be given a message limit of zero, which the database interprets as 'no limit'. A remote unauthenticated attacker can craft nearby message fetch requests to download an entire channel's message history in a single expensive request, and can send many such requests in parallel, resulting in denial of service through resource exhaustion.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stoatchat-before-20250210-1-unrestricted-message-history-fetch

https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/security/advisories/GHSA-h7h6-7pxm-mc66

https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/commit/5f84daa9dba34c103cd83a2ee1f5e5ba900bfe94

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-16

Updated: 2026-07-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High