Vulnerability identifier: #VU85065
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
quic-go
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: quic-go
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not limit the number of queued PATH_RESPONSE and retransmits PATH_CHALLENGE and PATH_RESPONSE frames. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
quic-go: 0.40.0, 0.39.0 - 0.39.3, 0.38.0 - 0.38.1, 0.37.0 - 0.37.6
External links
http://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/releases/tag/v0.37.7
http://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/releases/tag/v0.38.2
http://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/releases/tag/v0.39.4
http://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/releases/tag/v0.40.1
http://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/pull/4199
http://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/pull/4200
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.