CVE-2025-1059
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability exists that could cause communications to stop when malicious packets are sent to the webserver of the device.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA CWE-770 resource exhaustion vulnerability in the device's webserver allows attackers to send malicious packets that consume excessive resources without throttling, causing communications to cease. This is a denial-of-service condition stemming from missing or inadequate resource limits on incoming requests.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the webserver componentDetermine what webserver software is running on the device (e.g., Apache, nginx, IIS, lighttpd, or an embedded web server). Check running processes or installed packages.Affected if The device operates a webserver service that handles incoming HTTP/HTTPS requests
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Locate webserver configurationFind the main configuration file for the detected webserver (commonly httpd.conf, nginx.conf, server.xml, or similar). Document all loaded modules and included configuration files.Affected if Configuration files exist and the webserver is actively serving requests
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Check for rate limiting configurationSearch configuration files for directives related to rate limiting, request throttling, or connection limiting. Look for modules like mod_ratelimit, limit_req_zone, rate_limit, or equivalent settings.Affected if No rate limiting, request throttling, or connection rate controls are present in the configuration
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Verify connection and request limitsInspect settings for max connections per client, request timeout values, max request size, and keep-alive settings. Check if these are explicitly set or left at default/unlimited values.Affected if Connection limits, timeouts, or request size limits are not configured or are set to excessively high values
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Monitor for resource exhaustion symptomsObserve system resource usage and network connection states during normal or elevated traffic. Check for excessive memory consumption, CPU saturation, or growing connection counts in TIME_WAIT state.Affected if The system exhibits signs of resource exhaustion under load or from sustained requests
The environment is affected if a webserver is running without configured resource limits, rate limiting, or request throttling mechanisms that would constrain malicious or excessive packet consumption.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper resource limits, request throttling, and connection pooling on the webserver to prevent unbounded resource consumption from malicious or excessive packets.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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