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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in redis

CVE-2025-48367

  • redis
  • redis:redis
  • soft-way:redis
  • tporadowski:redis
Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An unauthenticated connection can cause repeated IP protocol errors, leading to client starvation and, ultimately, a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue affects redis versions through 6.2.18, 7.0-rc1 through 7.2.9, 7.4-rc1 through 7.4.4, and 8.0-m01 through 8.0.2.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published