CVE-2025-8671
CVE-2025-8671 is a high-severity vulnerability 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-404.
Key facts
- Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (91st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-24560
- Weakness: CWE-404
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
A mismatch caused by client-triggered server-sent stream resets between HTTP/2 specifications and the internal architectures of some HTTP/2 implementations may result in excessive server resource consumption leading to denial-of-service (DoS). By opening streams and then rapidly triggering the server to reset them—using malformed frames or flow control errors—an attacker can exploit incorrect stream accounting. Streams reset by the server are considered closed at the protocol level, even though backend processing continues. This allows a client to cause the server to handle an unbounded number of concurrent streams on a single connection. This CVE will be updated as affected product details are released.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8671?
- A mismatch caused by client-triggered server-sent stream resets between HTTP/2 specifications and the internal architectures of some HTTP/2 implementations may result in excessive server resource consumption leading to denial-of-service (DoS). By opening streams and then rapidly triggering the server to reset them—using malformed frames or flow control errors—an attacker can exploit incorrect stream accounting. Streams reset by the server are considered closed at the protocol level, even though backend processing continues. This allows a client to cause the server to handle an unbounded number of concurrent streams on a single connection. This CVE will be updated as affected product details are released.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8671?
- CVE-2025-8671 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-2025-8671 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 5% (91st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-8671?
- 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-2025-8671 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-8671 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-24560.
- When was CVE-2025-8671 published?
- CVE-2025-8671 was published on 2025-08-13 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://galbarnahum.com/made-you-reset
- https://github.com/h2o/h2o/commit/4729b661e3c6654198d2cc62997e1af58bef4b80
- https://github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-mrjm-qq9m-9mjq
- https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9/-/issues/5325
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/767506
- https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=security-notices
- https://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00017.html
- https://www.fastlystatus.com/incident/377810
- https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000021980
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/18/1
- https://deepness-lab.org/publications/madeyoureset/
- https://github.com/Kong/kong/discussions/14731
- https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/issues/40739
- https://github.com/varnish/hitch/issues/397
- https://www.imperva.com/blog/madeyoureset-turning-http-2-server-against-itself/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/767506
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