Resource exhaustion in Quic-go
CVE-2023-49295
quic-go is an implementation of the QUIC protocol (RFC 9000, RFC 9001, RFC 9002) in Go. An attacker can cause its peer to run out of memory sending a large number of PATH_CHALLENGE frames. The receiver is supposed to respond to each PATH_C…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.012 (64.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Quic-go — versions = 0.40.0, >= 0.39.0, < 0.39.4, >= 0.38.0, < 0.38.2
- Quic-go_project Quic-go — versions 0.40.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-49295?
- CVE-2023-49295 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quic-go, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-49295?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-49295 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.