CVE-2019-25072 | Uncontrolled resource consumption in github.com/tendermint/tendermint

Due to support of Gzip compression in request bodies, as well as a lack of limiting response body sizes, a malicious server can cause a client to consume a significant amount of system resources, which may be used as a denial of service vector.

Published: 2022-12-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-25072 is rated Moderate Risk (52.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-25072

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.25% 1.13% +0.88%
2 2026-01-05 0.12% 0.25% +0.13%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-25072

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-25072

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-25072

GHSA-3fm3-m23v-5r46 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — Tendermint Client package vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-25072

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-25072 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tendermint), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 3, ignored 2, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-25072

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-25072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tendermint tendermint < 0.31.1 cpe:2.3:a:tendermint:tendermint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-25072

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