high7.5
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 syste…
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Toktok | Toxcore | before 0.2.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://blog.tox.chat/2018/10/memory-leak-bug-and-new-toxcore-release-fixing-it/
- https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/issues/1214
- https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/pull/1216
- https://blog.tox.chat/2018/10/memory-leak-bug-and-new-toxcore-release-fixing-it/
- https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/issues/1214
- https://github.com/TokTok/c-toxcore/pull/1216