CVE-2025-24946 (GCVE-0-2025-24946)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-20 17:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The hash table used to manage connections in picoquic before b80fd3f uses a weak hash function, allowing remote attackers to cause a considerable CPU load on the server (a Hash DoS attack) by initiating connections with colliding Source Connection IDs (SCIDs).
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-20 17:26 UTC
CWE
- CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| privateoctopus | picoquic |
Affected:
0 , < b80fd3f5903279ae3e7714ee4109363d9ab4491a
(git)
cpe:2.3:a:privateoctopus:picoquic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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