CVE-2025-67721
CVE-2025-67721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Airlift Aircompressor 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-125.
Key facts
- Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
- CVSS v4: 6.3
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (28th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-203174
- Weakness: CWE-125
- Affected product: Airlift Aircompressor
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Aircompressor is a library with ports of the Snappy, LZO, LZ4, and Zstandard compression algorithms to Java. In versions 3.3 and below, incorrect handling of malformed data in Java-based decompressor implementations for Snappy and LZ4 allow remote attackers to read previous buffer contents via crafted compressed input. With certain crafted compressed inputs, elements from the output buffer can end up in the uncompressed output, potentially leaking sensitive data. This is relevant for applications that reuse the same output buffer to uncompress multiple inputs. This can be the case of a web server that allocates a fix-sized buffer for performance purposes. There is similar vulnerability in GHSA-cmp6-m4wj-q63q. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-67721?
- Aircompressor is a library with ports of the Snappy, LZO, LZ4, and Zstandard compression algorithms to Java. In versions 3.3 and below, incorrect handling of malformed data in Java-based decompressor implementations for Snappy and LZ4 allow remote attackers to read previous buffer contents via crafted compressed input. With certain crafted compressed inputs, elements from the output buffer can end up in the uncompressed output, potentially leaking sensitive data. This is relevant for applications that reuse the same output buffer to uncompress multiple inputs. This can be the case of a web server that allocates a fix-sized buffer for performance purposes. There is similar vulnerability in GHSA-cmp6-m4wj-q63q. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.
- How severe is CVE-2025-67721?
- CVE-2025-67721 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 high, integrity none, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2025-67721 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (28th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2025-67721?
- CVE-2025-67721 affects Airlift Aircompressor. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-67721?
- 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-2025-67721 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-67721 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-203174.
- When was CVE-2025-67721 published?
- CVE-2025-67721 was published on 2025-12-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://github.com/airlift/aircompressor/commit/f2b489b398779b40c1ee29ddb11d7edef54ddc15
- https://github.com/airlift/aircompressor/commit/ff12c4d5757c9d6d1de3d39a10402f1f84f9b765
- https://github.com/airlift/aircompressor/security/advisories/GHSA-vx9q-rhv9-3jvg
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:airlift:aircompressor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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