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DEBIAN-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...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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).
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
libtoxcore
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.8-1"}]}]
Debian:13
libtoxcore
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.8-1"}]}]
Debian:14
libtoxcore
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.8-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org