CVE-2025-24970
SslHandler doesn't correctly validate packets which can lead to native crash when using native SSLEngine
Description
### Impact When a special crafted packet is received via SslHandler it doesn't correctly handle validation of such a packet in all cases which can lead to a native crash. ### Workarounds As workaround its possible to either disable the usage of the native SSLEngine or changing the code from: ``` SslContext context = ...; SslHandler handler = context.newHandler(....); ``` to: ``` SslContext context = ...; SSLEngine engine = context.newEngine(....); SslHandler handler = new SslHandler(engine, ....); ```
How to fix CVE-2025-24970
To remediate CVE-2025-24970, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.1.118.Final or later
Is CVE-2025-24970 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 4.1.91.Final, < 4.1.118.Final
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |