CVE-2020-36562 (GCVE-0-2020-36562)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-27 21:13 – Updated: 2025-04-11 16:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in github.com/shiyanhui/dht
Summary
Due to unchecked type assertions, maliciously crafted messages can cause panics, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-11 16:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/shiyanhui/dht | github.com/shiyanhui/dht | guessed |
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