CVE-2018-21035 (GCVE-0-2018-21035)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-28 19:17 – Updated: 2024-08-05 12:19
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Summary
In Qt through 5.14.1, the WebSocket implementation accepts up to 2GB for frames and 2GB for messages. Smaller limits cannot be configured. This makes it easier for attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2314 records in the last 180 days details
References
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