CVE-2025-30160
HIGHredlib < 0.36.0 - Denial of Service via Base2048-Encoded DEFLATE Decompression Bomb
Title source: llmDescription
Redlib is an alternative private front-end to Reddit. A vulnerability has been identified in Redlib where an attacker can cause a denial-of-service (DOS) condition by submitting a specially crafted base2048-encoded DEFLATE decompression bomb to the restore_preferences form. This leads to excessive memory consumption and potential system instability, which can be exploited to disrupt Redlib instances. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.36.0.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/security/advisories/GHSA-g8vq-v3mg-7mrg
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/commit/15147cea8e42f6569a11603d661d71122f6a02dc
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
38.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (2)
crates.io/redlib
0 - 0.36.0crates.io
redlib/redlib
< 0.36.0
Published
Mar 20, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026