CVE-2025-9648

HIGH

CivetWeb - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the CivetWeb library's function mg_handle_form_request allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. By sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request containing a null byte in the payload, the server enters an infinite loop during form data parsing. Multiple malicious requests will result in complete CPU exhaustion and render the service unresponsive to further requests. This issue was fixed in commit 782e189. This issue affects only the library, standalone executable pre-built by vendor is not affected.

Scores

CVSS v4 8.7
EPSS 0.0089
EPSS Percentile 75.7%
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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-158
Status published
Products (3)
CivetWeb/CivetWeb < 1.08
CivetWeb/CivetWeb 1.08 - 1.10
CivetWeb/CivetWeb 1.10 - 1.16
Published Sep 29, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026