CVE-2025-71265: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2025-71265 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2025-71265 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2025-71265
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.
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:treeHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-71265, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:treeAnalyze 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-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop'), where the product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. 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
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs: ntfs3: fix infinite loop in attr_load_runs_range on inconsistent metadata\n\nWe found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a\nDenial-of-Service (DoS) condition.\n\nA malformed NTFS image can cause an infinite loop when an attribute header\nindicates an empty run list, while directory entries reference it as\ncontaining actual data. In NTFS, setting evcn=-1 with svcn=0 is a valid way\nto represent an empty run list, and run_unpack() correctly handles this by\nchecking if evcn + 1 equals svcn and returning early without parsing any run\ndata. However, this creates a problem when there is metadata inconsistency,\nwhere the attribute header claims to be empty (evcn=-1) but the caller\nexpects to read actual data. When run_unpack() immediately returns success\nupon seeing this condition, it leaves the runs_tree uninitialized with\nrun->runs as a NULL. The calling function attr_load_runs_range() assumes\nthat a successful return means that the runs were loaded and sets clen to 0,\nexpecting the next run_lookup_entry() call to succeed. Because runs_tree\nremains uninitialized, run_lookup_entry() continues to fail, and the loop\nincrements vcn by zero (vcn += 0), leading to an infinite loop.\n\nThis patch adds a retry counter to detect when run_lookup_entry() fails\nconsecutively after attr_load_runs_vcn(). If the run is still not found on\nthe second attempt, it indicates corrupted metadata and returns -EINVAL,\npreventing the Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability.",
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