CVE-2025-14874

Dec. 18, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

5.3
Medium

Description

A flaw was found in Nodemailer. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted email address header that triggers infinite recursion in the address parser.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-703
Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14874
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/b61b9c0cfd682b6f647754ca338373b68336a150
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418133
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/security/advisories/GHSA-rcmh-qjqh-p98v

Tags

secalert@redhat.com
2025-12-18
CVE-2025-14874

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE is currently being analyzed by NVD staff, this process results in association of reference link tags, CVSS scores, CWE association, and CPE applicability statements.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

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