Bug 2353926 (CVE-2025-30160)

Summary: CVE-2025-30160 redlib: Redlib allows a Denial of Service via DEFLATE Decompression Bomb in restore_preferences Form
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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A flaw was found in Redlib. This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DOS) condition via a specially crafted base2048-encoded DEFLATE decompression bomb submitted to the restore_preferences form, leading to excessive memory consumption and potential system instability.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-03-20 19:01:27 UTC 
Redlib is an alternative private front-end to Reddit. A vulnerability has been identified in Redlib where an attacker can cause a denial-of-service (DOS) condition by submitting a specially crafted base2048-encoded DEFLATE decompression bomb to the restore_preferences form. This leads to excessive memory consumption and potential system instability, which can be exploited to disrupt Redlib instances. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.36.0.