The attack vector is a potential Denial of Service (DoS). The vulnerability is caused by an insufficient check on the length of a decompressed domain name within a DNS packet. An attacker can craft a malicious DNS packet containing a highly compressed domain name. When the resolv library parses such a packet, the name decompression process consumes a large amount of CPU resources, as the library does not limit the resulting length of the name. This resource consumption can cause the application thread to become unresponsive, resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
CVE-2025-24294
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 58% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 45%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 12, 2025
Last Modified
April 15, 2026
References (2)
- support@hackeronehttps://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/07/08/dos-resolv-cve-2025-24294/
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/07/08/dos-resolv-cve-2025-24294/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-24294(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2025:23927Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby security update
- RHSA-2025:23648Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby:3.3 security update
- RHSA-2025:23141Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby security update
- RHSA-2025:23062Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby:3.3 security update
- RHSA-2025:23063Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby:3.3 security update
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ruby-rubygems (3.6.3-1ubuntu0.1) @ plucky | 2026-05-21 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | ruby3.3-doc (3.3.7-1ubuntu2.1) @ plucky | 2026-05-21 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby-0:3.3.10-11.el10_0 | 2025-12-22 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.3-9060020251210162455.9 | 2025-12-18 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby-0:3.3.10-11.el10_1 | 2025-12-11 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.3-8100020251124151715.489197e6 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby:3.3-9070020251113101221.9 | 2025-12-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby2.7 | 2.7.4-1 ... 2.7.4-1+deb11u5 (6 versions) | 2.7.4-1+deb11u6 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby3.1 | 3.1.2-7 ... 3.1.2-8.5 (8 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby3.3 | 3.3.8-2, 3.3.8-2.1, 3.3.8-2.2 | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby3.3 | 3.3.8-2, 3.3.8-2.1, 3.3.8-2.2 | — | — |
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| resolv | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2025-242942025-09-04
The attack vector is a potential Denial of Service (DoS). The vulnerability is caused by an insufficient check on the length of a decompressed domain name within a DNS packet. An attacker can craft a malicious DNS packet containing a highly compressed domain name. When the resolv library parses such a packet, the name decompression process consumes a large amount of CPU resources, as the library does not limit the resulting length of the name. This resource consumption can cause the application thread to become unresponsive, resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
- UbuntuUSN-7734-1MEDIUM
Ruby vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7735-1MEDIUM
RubyGems vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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