CVE-2025-48039

Unverified Paths can Cause Excessive Use of System Resources

Published: Sep 11, 2025Updated: Jul 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-400

4.3MEDIUM

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation, Resource Leak Exposure. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 28.0.3, OTP 27.3.4.3 and OTP 26.2.5.15, corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 before 5.3.3, 5.2.11.3 and 5.1.4.12.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:LAvailability

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Weaknesses

CWE-400 CWE-770

Affected Products

Erlang

oss-projectaka otp, erlang/otp, erlang/ssh

OTPLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

ООО «Ред Софт»

commercial·RUaka red soft

РЕД ОСOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Ericsson-LG Enterprise Co., Ltd.

commercialaka ericsson lg enterprise co., ltd.

ErlangOn-prem

Communications / voip-telephony

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Workaround Available

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References

https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-rr5p-6856-j7h8

github.com

https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2025-48039.html

cna.erlef.org

https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2025-48039

osv.dev

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