CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-11677

MediumCVSS 6.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

Use After Free in WebSocket server implementation in lws_handshake_server in warmcat libwebsockets may allow an attacker, in specific configurations where the user provides a callback function that handles LWS_CALLBACK_HTTP_CONFIRM_UPGRADE, to achieve denial of service.

Risk Assessment

An attacker may cause a WebSocket service crash, leading to unavailability of applications using libwebsockets in specific configurations.

Recommendation

Update libwebsockets to a patched version and review callback configurations for security.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Use After Free in WebSocket server implementation in lws_handshake_server in warmcat libwebsockets may allow an attacker, in specific configurations where the user provides a callback function that handles LWS_CALLBACK_HTTP_CONFIRM_UPGRADE, to achieve denial of service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS