QNAP File Station 5.5.6.4847 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in QNAP File Station 5.5.6.4847. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-29872. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNAP File Station 5.5.6.4847. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to prevent other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.4847 and later

The weakness was disclosed by coral as qsa-25-16. The advisory is shared for download at qnap.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-29872 since 03/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 5.5.6.4847 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-17336). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: File Station 5.5.6.4847

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03/12/2025 🔍
06/06/2025 +85 days 🔍
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06/19/2025 +13 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: qsa-25-16
Researcher: coral
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-29872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311552
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2025 18:43
Updated: 06/19/2025 06:40
Changes: 06/06/2025 18:43 (67), 06/06/2025 20:45 (1), 06/09/2025 14:34 (1), 06/19/2025 06:40 (11)
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