cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.23.0, incoming requests using Transfer-Encoding: chunked in the header can allocate memory arbitrarily in the server, potentially leading to its exhaustion. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.23.0. NOTE: This vulnerability is related to CVE-2025-53628.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Description cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.23.0, incoming requests using Transfer-Encoding: chunked in the header can allocate memory arbitrarily in the server, potentially leading to its exhaustion. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.23.0. NOTE: This vulnerability is related to CVE-2025-53628.
Title cpp-httplib Unbounded Memory Allocation in Chunked/No-Length Requests Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-07-10T19:46:01.872Z

Updated: 2025-07-10T20:19:21.578Z

Reserved: 2025-07-07T14:20:38.389Z

Link: CVE-2025-53629

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-10T20:19:10.311Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-10T20:15:27.370

Modified: 2025-07-15T13:14:49.980

Link: CVE-2025-53629

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