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CVE-2025-6498
June 23, 2025
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HTACG tidy-html5 5.8.0. Affected is the function defaultAlloc of the file src/alloc.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05