CVE-2025-11679Network attack vector

Client crash via unbounded PNG buffer index

Published Oct 20, 2025 · Updated Oct 20, 2025

Out-of-bounds read in Warmcat libwebsockets 4.0 through 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to crash clients via a crafted PNG file. In lws_upng_emit_next_line's padded-image branch, uf->ibp advances without wrapping to the sliding-window size, so it indexes uf->in past the heap buffer. Exploitation requires LWS_WITH_UPNG, the HTML display stack, and rendering of an attacker-controlled one-bit PNG with a large height.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Warmcat libwebsockets 4.0 through 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to crash clients via a crafted PNG file. In lws_upng_emit_next_line's padded-image branch, uf->ibp advances without wrapping to the sliding-window size, so it indexes uf->in past the heap buffer. Exploitation requires LWS_WITH_UPNG, the HTML display stack, and rendering of an attacker-controlled one-bit PNG with a large height.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11679
Published
Oct 20, 2025
Updated
Oct 20, 2025
Vendor
libwebsockets
Product
libwebsockets
Classifications
CWE-125, CAPEC-540
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0 <=4.3.6
  2. Affected versionversion=4.0 <=4.4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

libwebsockets · libwebsocketsversion=4.0 <=4.3.6; version=4.0 <=4.4.2

Published CVSS scores

5.9Nozomi Networks Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC-540Overread Buffers

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Technologies

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