CVE-2025-30160
Redlib allows a Denial of Service via DEFLATE Decompression Bomb in restore_preferences Form
Impact
A vulnerability has been identified in Redlib where an attacker can cause a denial-of-service (DOS) condition by submitting a specially crafted base2048-encoded DEFLATE decompression bomb to the restore_preferences form. This leads to excessive memory consumption and potential system instability, which can be exploited to disrupt Redlib instances. This vulnerability was introduced in 2e95e1fc6e2064ccfae87964b4860bda55eddb9a and fixed in 15147cea8e42f6569a11603d661d71122f6a02dc. ### Impact _What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_ This vulnerability allows a remote attacker with network access to exploit the preference restoration mechanism by providing a compressed payload that expands dramatically upon decompression. The issue arises because the system automatically decompresses user-supplied data without enforcing size limits, potentially leading to: - Out-of-memory (OOM) conditions - OS-level resource exhaustion, potentially leading to broader system instability or crashes - Repeated exploitation, keeping the target system in a persistent degraded state - Denial-of-service of any public instance ### Patches The problem has been patched in 15147cea8e42f6569a11603d661d71122f6a02dc. Users should upgrade to v0.36.0. ### Workarounds Until a patch is available, users can: - Implement request size limits at the web server or application level to reject excessively large inputs. - Disable or restrict the restore_preferences route (`/settings/encoded-restore`) at the reverse-proxy level if not required. - Monitor server logs for unusually large or repeated restore_preferences requests and block offending IPs.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust | redlib | < 0.36.0 | 0.36.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redlib | Redlib | before 0.36.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/commit/15147cea8e42f6569a11603d661d71122f6a02dc
- https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/commit/2e95e1fc6e2064ccfae87964b4860bda55eddb9a
- https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/security/advisories/GHSA-g8vq-v3mg-7mrg
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8vq-v3mg-7mrg
- https://github.com/crewjam/saml/security/advisories/GHSA-5mqj-xc49-246p
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30160