Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Affecting tech.kwik:kwik package, versions [,0.10.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.13% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-TECHKWIK-8744684
  • published24 Feb 2025
  • disclosed20 Feb 2025
  • creditncc-pbottine

Introduced: 20 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-23020  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade tech.kwik:kwik to version 0.10.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity through the hash table used to manage connections. An attacker can cause a considerable CPU load on the server by initiating connections with colliding Source Connection IDs (SCIDs).

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1