Medium severity · published Feb 10, 2025
CVE-2025-25186
Net::IMAP vulnerable to possible DoS by memory exhaustion
6.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Net::IMAP implements Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) client functionality in Ruby. Starting in version 0.3.2 and prior to versions 0.3.8, 0.4.19, and 0.5.6, there is a possibility for denial of service by memory exhaustion in `net-imap`'s response parser. At any time while the client is connected, a malicious server can send can send highly compressed `uid-set` data which is automatically read by the client's receiver thread. The response parser uses `Range#to_a` to convert the `uid-set` data into arrays of integers, with no limitation on the expanded size of the ranges. Versions 0.3.8, 0.4.19, 0.5.6, and higher fix this issue. Additional details for proper configuration of fixed versions and backward compatibility are available in the GitHub Security Advisory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
net-imap · ruby
>= 0.3.2, < 0.3.8; >= 0.4.0, < 0.4.19; >= 0.5.0, < 0.5.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25186
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25186
github.com
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/70e3ddd071a94e450b3238570af482c296380b35
github.com
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/c8c5a643739d2669f0c9a6bb9770d0c045fd74a3
github.com
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/commit/cb92191b1ddce2d978d01b56a0883b6ecf0b1022
github.com
https://github.com/ruby/net-imap/security/advisories/GHSA-7fc5-f82f-cx69
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