CVE-2025-6498

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. Affected is the function defaultAlloc of the file src/alloc.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 1.7 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

1.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/1152
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20438303/tidy-html5_crash_3.txt
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.313614
https://vuldb.com/?id.313614
https://vuldb.com/?submit.601009
https://github.com/htacg/tidy-html5/issues/1152

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jun 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-23 02:15

Updated : 2025-06-23 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-6498

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6498

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6498

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

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