CVE-2025-30160 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Redlib, an alternative Reddit front-end. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger excessive memory consumption and system instability by submitting a specially crafted decompression bomb to the restore_preferences form. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, users are advised to upgrade to Redlib version 0.36.0 or later to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.36.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redlib:redlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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