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CVE-2018-25021 (GCVE-0-2018-25021)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-13 00:53 – Updated: 2024-08-05 12:26
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Summary
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).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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