CVE-2025-4948: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-5c6q-hvvg-576r
CVSS 7.5
CWE-191
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-4948 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2025-4948 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-4948
GHSA Identifier GHSA-5c6q-hvvg-576r
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2025-4948

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-4948, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound), where the product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

A flaw was found in the soup_multipart_new_from_message() function of the libsoup HTTP library, which is commonly used by GNOME and other applications to handle web communications. The issue occurs when the library processes specially crafted multipart messages. Due to improper validation, an internal calculation can go wrong, leading to an integer underflow. This can cause the program to access invalid memory and crash. As a result, any application or server using libsoup could be forced to exit unexpectedly, creating a denial-of-service (DoS) risk.

References

NVD — CVE-2025-4948 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4948
gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libsoup/-/wor... WEB
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/work_items/449
gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libsoup/-/iss... WEB
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/449
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi WEB
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2367183
Software Security Information SECURITY
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4948
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:91... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9179
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:86... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8663
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:84... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8482
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:84... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8481
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:84... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8480
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:82... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8252
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:81... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8140
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:81... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8139
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:81... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8132
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:81... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8128
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:81... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8126
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2025:21... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21657

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-4948?
CVE-2025-4948 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound).
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2025-4948?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-4948?
CVE-2025-4948 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-4948?
CVE-2025-4948 is classified under CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-4948?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
Normalized schema output
{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-5c6q-hvvg-576r",
  "modified" : "2026-06-30T15:30:30Z",
  "published" : "2025-05-19T18:30:46Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-4948" ],
  "details" : "A flaw was found in the soup_multipart_new_from_message() function of the libsoup HTTP library, which is commonly used by GNOME and other applications to handle web communications. The issue occurs when the library processes specially crafted multipart messages. Due to improper validation, an internal calculation can go wrong, leading to an integer underflow. This can cause the program to access invalid memory and crash. As a result, any application or server using libsoup could be forced to exit unexpectedly, creating a denial-of-service (DoS) risk.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4948"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/work_items/449"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/449"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2367183"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4948"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9179"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8663"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8482"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8481"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8480"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8252"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8140"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8139"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8132"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8128"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8126"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21657"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-191" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : false,
    "github_reviewed_at" : null,
    "nvd_published_at" : "2025-05-19T16:15:36Z"
  }
}