pleezer allows resource exhaustion through uncollected hook script processes
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-772.
Summary
pleezer is a headless Deezer Connect player. Hook scripts in pleezer can be triggered by various events like track changes and playback state changes. In versions before 0.16.0, these scripts were spawned without proper process cleanup, leaving zombie processes in the system's process table. Even during normal usage, every track change and playback event would leave behind zombie processes. This leads to inevitable resource exhaustion over time as the system's process table fills up, eventually preventing new processes from being created. The issue is exacerbated if events occur rapidly, whether through normal use (e.g., skipping through a playlist) or potential manipulation of the Deezer Connect protocol traffic. This issue has been fixed in version 0.16.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| roderickvd | pleezer | before 0.16.0 | 0.16.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pleezer (crates.io) | before 0.16.0 | 0.16.0 | Patch available | GHSA-472w-7w45-g3w5 |
- pleezer Vendorroderickvd Affected before 0.16.0 Fixed in 0.16.0 Patch available CNA
- pleezer (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.16.0 Fixed in 0.16.0 Patch available GHSA-472w-7w45-g3w5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pleezer (roderickvd) Fixed in 0.16.0
- Fix · GHSA-472w-7w45-g3w5 pleezer (crates.io) Fixed in 0.16.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32439
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-472w-7w45-g3w5
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/roderickvd/pleezer/security/advisories/GHSA-472w-7w45-g3w5
- https://github.com/roderickvd/pleezer/commit/436a5f1e4c08989b58dbba2b0ffa423458016c2d
- https://github.com/roderickvd/pleezer
- https://github.com/roderickvd/pleezer/discussions/83#discussioncomment-12818199
- https://github.com/roderickvd/pleezer/releases/tag/v0.16.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-32439 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-32439 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-472w-7w45-g3w5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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