Resource Exhaustion Affecting zeromq package, versions <4.3.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.71% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE312-ZEROMQ-610124
  • published9 Sept 2020
  • disclosed11 Sept 2020

Introduced: 9 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-15166  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.12 zeromq to version 4.3.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zeromq package and not the zeromq package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.12 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ZeroMQ before version 4.3.3, there is a denial-of-service vulnerability. Users with TCP transport public endpoints, even with CURVE/ZAP enabled, are impacted. If a raw TCP socket is opened and connected to an endpoint that is fully configured with CURVE/ZAP, legitimate clients will not be able to exchange any message. Handshakes complete successfully, and messages are delivered to the library, but the server application never receives them. This is patched in version 4.3.3.

CVSS Scores

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