A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in the libsoup HTTP client library. This flaw can be triggered when a libsoup client receives a 401 (Unauthorized) HTTP response containing a specifically crafted domain parameter within the WWW-Authenticate header. Processing this malformed header can lead to a crash of the client application using libsoup. An attacker could exploit this by setting up a malicious HTTP server. If a user's application using the vulnerable libsoup library connects to this malicious server, it could result in a denial-of-service. Successful exploitation requires tricking a user's client application into connecting to the attacker's malicious server.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libsoup-debugsourceUpgrade libsoup3-debuginfoUpgrade libsoup3-docUpgrade libsoup-debuginfoUpgrade libsoupUpgrade libsoup-docUpgrade libsoup-develUpgrade libsoup3-debugsourceUpgrade libsoup3-develUpgrade libsoup3 | Oct 28, 2025 | May 8, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libsoup3Upgrade libsoup2.4 | May 20, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade libsoupUpgrade libsoup-help | Sep 15, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade libsoupUpgrade libsoup-help | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade libsoup-helpUpgrade libsoup | Sep 15, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade libsoupUpgrade libsoup-help | Sep 25, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libsoup-devel-32bitUpgrade libsoup-langUpgrade libsoup-3_0-0-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-Soup-3_0Upgrade libsoup-develUpgrade libsoup-3_0-0 | Jun 5, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libsoup2.4-1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libsoup2.4-1Upgrade libsoup-2.4-1Upgrade libsoup-3.0-0 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libsoup-3.0-0 | May 29, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
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