CVE-2025-3864

LOWCVSS 2.3/10EPSS 0.73%

Last modified

CVE-2025-3864 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Hackney fails to properly release HTTP connections to the pool after handling 307 Temporary Redirect responses. Remote attackers can exploit this to exhaust connection pools, causing denial of service in applications using the library. Fix for this issue has been included in 1.24.0 release.. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Hackney fails to properly release HTTP connections to the pool after handling 307 Temporary Redirect responses. Remote attackers can exploit this to exhaust connection pools, causing denial of service in applications using the library. Fix for this issue has been included in 1.24.0 release.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0
2.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.73%

49.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-3864?
Hackney fails to properly release HTTP connections to the pool after handling 307 Temporary Redirect responses. Remote attackers can exploit this to exhaust connection pools, causing denial of service in applications using the library. Fix for this issue has been included in 1.24.0 release.
How severe is CVE-2025-3864?
CVE-2025-3864 has a CVSS score of 2.3/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3864?
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Source: NVD / NIST