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The TCP Server module in toxcore before 0.2.8 doesn't...

High severity Unreviewed Published Dec 14, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The TCP Server module in toxcore before 0.2.8 doesn't free the TCP priority queue under certain conditions, which allows a remote attacker to exhaust the system's memory, causing a denial of service (DoS).

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 13, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 14, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.973%
(84th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2018-25021

GHSA ID

GHSA-p3p2-9rqf-r8j8

Source code

No known source code

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