CVE-2021-20237

high

Description

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.

References

https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/security/advisories/GHSA-4p5v-h92w-6wxw

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1921989

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-05-28

Updated: 2022-08-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High