NULL pointer dereference in src/coap_openssl.c in OISM libcoap 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DTLS/TLS connection that triggers BIO_get_data() to return NULL.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-65493 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2026-04-22 | 0.29% | 0.20% | -0.09% |
| 2 | 2026-03-26 | 0.18% | 0.29% | +0.11% |
| 3 | 2026-01-18 | — | 0.18% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2025-65493: 1 source package rows (libcoap); 3 state rows across 3 repos (3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 3. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-65493 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2025-65493 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libcoap2, libcoap3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-65493 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-65493 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (libcoap, libcoap2, libcoap3), 17 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream): needs-triage 9, DNE 7, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-65493 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/obgm/libcoap/issues/1743 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/obgm/libcoap/pull/1750 | Issue Tracking Patch |