CVE-2021-20237 (GCVE-0-2021-20237)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-28 10:42 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:37
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Summary
An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in ZeroMQ's src/xpub.cpp in versions before 4.3.3. This flaw allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to send crafted PUB messages that consume excessive memory if the CURVE/ZAP authentication is disabled on the server, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1085 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a zeromq Affected: zeromq 4.3.3
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