Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25340
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the nfstream package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in NFStream 5.2.0. Because some allocated modules are not correctly freed, if the nfstream object is directly destroyed without being used after it is created, it will cause a memory leak that may result in a local denial of service (DoS).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nfstream | no fix listed | GHSA-whmq-cfm5-j8mj |
| PyPI | nfstream | 6.0.0 | PYSEC-2021-68 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/994 x_refsource_MISC