CVE-2025-66564
CVE-2025-66564 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Sigstore Timestamp Authority with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-405.
Key facts
- Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (33rd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-201319
- Weakness: CWE-405
- Affected product: Linuxfoundation Sigstore Timestamp Authority
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Sigstore Timestamp Authority is a service for issuing RFC 3161 timestamps. Prior to 2.0.3, Function api.ParseJSONRequest currently splits (via a call to strings.Split) an optionally-provided OID (which is untrusted data) on periods. Similarly, function api.getContentType splits the Content-Type header (which is also untrusted data) on an application string. As a result, in the face of a malicious request with either an excessively long OID in the payload containing many period characters or a malformed Content-Type header, a call to api.ParseJSONRequest or api.getContentType incurs allocations of O(n) bytes (where n stands for the length of the function's argument). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.3.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-66564?
- Sigstore Timestamp Authority is a service for issuing RFC 3161 timestamps. Prior to 2.0.3, Function api.ParseJSONRequest currently splits (via a call to strings.Split) an optionally-provided OID (which is untrusted data) on periods. Similarly, function api.getContentType splits the Content-Type header (which is also untrusted data) on an application string. As a result, in the face of a malicious request with either an excessively long OID in the payload containing many period characters or a malformed Content-Type header, a call to api.ParseJSONRequest or api.getContentType incurs allocations of O(n) bytes (where n stands for the length of the function's argument). This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.3.
- How severe is CVE-2025-66564?
- CVE-2025-66564 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2025-66564 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (33rd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2025-66564?
- CVE-2025-66564 affects Linuxfoundation Sigstore Timestamp Authority. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-66564?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- Does CVE-2025-66564 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-66564 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-201319.
- When was CVE-2025-66564 published?
- CVE-2025-66564 was published on 2025-12-04 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://github.com/sigstore/timestamp-authority/commit/0cae34e197d685a14904e0bad135b89d13b69421
- https://github.com/sigstore/timestamp-authority/security/advisories/GHSA-4qg8-fj49-pxjh
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:sigstore_timestamp_authority:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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