// For flags

CVE-2025-46807

File Descriptor Exhaustion in sslh-select and sslh-ev triggers SEGFAULT

Severity Score

8.7
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in sslh allows attackers to easily exhaust the file descriptors in sslh and deny legitimate users service.This issue affects sslh before 2.2.4.

*Credits: Matthias Gerstner, SUSE
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
None
None
Integrity
None
None
Availability
High
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-04-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-06-02 CVE Published
  • 2025-06-02 CVE Updated
  • 2025-06-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Https //github.com/yrutschle/sslh/releases/tag/v2.2.4
Search vendor "Https //github.com/yrutschle/sslh/releases/tag/v2.2.4"
 Sslh
Search vendor "Https //github.com/yrutschle/sslh/releases/tag/v2.2.4" for product "Sslh"
 < 2.2.4
Search vendor "Https //github.com/yrutschle/sslh/releases/tag/v2.2.4" for product "Sslh" and version " < 2.2.4"
en
Affected