CVE-2025-60018

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.29%

Last modified

CVE-2025-60018 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. glib-networking's OpenSSL backend fails to properly check the return value of a call to BIO_write(), resulting in an out of bounds read.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

glib-networking's OpenSSL backend fails to properly check the return value of a call to BIO_write(), resulting in an out of bounds read.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

EPSS Probability
0.29%

20.5th 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-2025-60018?
glib-networking's OpenSSL backend fails to properly check the return value of a call to BIO_write(), resulting in an out of bounds read.
How severe is CVE-2025-60018?
CVE-2025-60018 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-60018?
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Source: NVD / NIST