CVE-2025-11579
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CVE-2025-11579
Published: 10 Oct 2025Last Modified: 10 Oct 2026
Summary: DoS via Out Of Memory Crash
Details: github.com/nwaples/rardecode versions <=2.1.1 fail to restrict the dictionary size when reading large RAR dictionary sizes, which allows an attacker to provide a specially crafted RAR file and cause Denial of Service via an Out Of Memory Crash.
References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/11xxx/CVE-2025-11579.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11579, https://github.com/nwaples/rardecode/commit/52fb4e825c936636f251f7e7deded39ab11df9a9
Affected packages
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Affected ranges
Affected versions
v2.1.1
v2.1.0
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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