CVE-2019-25072

Uncontrolled resource consumption in github.com/tendermint/tendermint

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 27, 2022 at 09:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsTendermintTendermint

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Due to support of Gzip compression in request bodies, as well as a lack of limiting response body sizes, a malicious server can cause a client to consume a significant amount of system resources, which may be used as a denial of service vector.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.31.1
Affected range stops below 0.31.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.31.1
Affected range stops below 0.31.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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