CVE-2018-25021: 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…

PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

2.27%

80.8th percentile

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).

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	libtoxcore	< libtoxcore 0.2.8-1 (bookworm)	libtoxcore 0.2.8-1 (bookworm)
toktok	toxcore	< 0.2.8	0.2.8

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv7.5HIGH

vendor_debian7.5HIGH

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