CVE-2025-11579 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-11579: DoS via Out Of Memory Crash

Vendor Nwaples
Product rardecode
Weakness CWE-789
Published October 10, 2025
Last update December 2, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 10, 2025 CVE published
December 2, 2025 Record updated