CVE-2025-30160

Redlib allows a Denial of Service via DEFLATE Decompression Bomb in restore_preferences Form

Published Mar 20, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Redlib is an alternative private front-end to Reddit. 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 is fixed in 0.36.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-7180 Redlib is an alternative private front-end to Reddit. 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 is fixed in 0.36.0.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g8vq-v3mg-7mrg Redlib allows a Denial of Service via DEFLATE Decompression Bomb in restore_preferences Form
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redlib
Redlib redlib
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redlib:redlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redlib
Redlib redlib
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Redlib is an alternative private front-end to Reddit. 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 is fixed in 0.36.0.
Title Redlib allows a Denial of Service via DEFLATE Decompression Bomb in restore_preferences Form
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 20, 2025, 7:19 PM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2025, 12:41 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 20, 2025, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:08 AM