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CVE-2026-68911 (GCVE-0-2026-68911)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-09-29 14:59 – Updated: 2026-09-29 16:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Nicotine+: Decompression of peer messages can exhaust available memory
Summary
Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network. Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.11.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-29 16:04 UTC
CWE
- CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/se… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/pu… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/re… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nicotine-plus | nicotine-plus |
Affected:
< 3.3.11
|
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CVE-2021-45848 (GCVE-0-2021-45848)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2022-03-15 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ 3.0.3 and later allows a user with a modified Soulseek client to crash Nicotine+ by sending a file download request with a file path containing a null character.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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CVE-2026-68911 (GCVE-0-2026-68911)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-29 14:59 – Updated: 2026-09-29 16:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Nicotine+: Decompression of peer messages can exhaust available memory
Summary
Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network. Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.11.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-29 16:04 UTC
CWE
- CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/se… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/pu… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/re… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nicotine-plus | nicotine-plus |
Affected:
< 3.3.11
|
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CVE-2021-45848 (GCVE-0-2021-45848)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-15 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ 3.0.3 and later allows a user with a modified Soulseek client to crash Nicotine+ by sending a file download request with a file path containing a null character.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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|---|---|
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| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-20 | vendor-advisory |
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