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.
Published: 2021-05-28
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-7676 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4920-1 ZeroMQ vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:37:22.650Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-20237

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-28T11:15:07.970

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:11.477

Link: CVE-2021-20237

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-09-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-20237 - Bugzilla

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