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CVE-2018-25021

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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).

How to fix

Remediation Available
libtoxcoreDebian
Fixed in:0.2.8-1CVE-2018-25021
Fixed in:0.2.8-1CVE-2018-25021
Fixed in:0.2.8-1CVE-2018-25021
Fixed in:0.2.8-1CVE-2018-25021

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days
81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Third-Party Advisory2

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