Vulnerability · Published Sep 25, 2025 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2025-60018Glib-networking: out of bound reads on glib-networking through tls/openssl/gtlscertificate-openssl.c via "g_tls_certificate_openssl_get_property()"
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in glib-networking. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
glib-networking's OpenSSL backend fails to properly check the return value of a call to BIO_write(), resulting in an out of bounds read.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | glib-networking | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-60018 |
| Debian:13 | glib-networking | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-60018 |
| Debian:14 | glib-networking | 2.90.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-60018 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| glib-networking | 2.60 – before 2.80.2 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-60018 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2398135 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib-networking/-/issues/226