Out-of-bounds Write Affecting zeromq3 package, versions <4.3.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-ZEROMQ3-1075008
  • published16 Feb 2021
  • disclosed28 May 2021

Introduced: 16 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-20236  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 zeromq3 to version 4.3.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zeromq3 package and not the zeromq3 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the ZeroMQ server in versions before 4.3.3. This flaw allows a malicious client to cause a stack buffer overflow on the server by sending crafted topic subscription requests and then unsubscribing. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

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