Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting iperf package, versions [,3.15)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-IPERF-6468193
  • published20 Mar 2024
  • disclosed18 Mar 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-7250  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-183  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade iperf to version 3.15 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions due to the handling of data transmission. A malicious or malfunctioning client can send less than the expected amount of data, causing the server to hang indefinitely waiting for the remainder or until the connection gets closed. This will prevent other connections to the server, leading to a disruption of service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1