CVE-2025-46171
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CVE-2025-46171 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. vBulletin 3.8.7 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition via the misc.php?do=buddylist endpoint. If an authenticated user has a sufficiently large buddy list, processing the list can consume excessive memory, exhausting system resources and crashing the forum.. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
vBulletin 3.8.7 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition via the misc.php?do=buddylist endpoint. If an authenticated user has a sufficiently large buddy list, processing the list can consume excessive memory, exhausting system resources and crashing the forum.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vbulletin | Vbulletin | 3.8.7 |
References
- https://github.com/oiyl/CVE-2025-46171Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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