EVerest everest-core Open Charge Point Protocol allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in EVerest everest-core and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Open Charge Point Protocol. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-68138. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in EVerest everest-core (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Open Charge Point Protocol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

EVerest is an EV charging software stack, and EVerest libocpp is a C++ implementation of the Open Charge Point Protocol. In libocpp prior to version 0.30.1, pointers returned by the `strdup` calls are never freed. At each connection attempt, the newly allocated memory area will be leaked, potentially causing memory exhaustion and denial of service. Version 0.30.1 fixes the issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-68138 since 12/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-206321). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/15/2025 CVE reserved
01/21/2026 +37 days VulDB entry created
01/22/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
01/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-f8c2-44c3-7v55
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68138 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342247
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2026 00:51
Updated: 01/22/2026 12:28
Changes: 01/22/2026 00:51 (62), 01/22/2026 12:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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