Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-42805quinn-proto Denial of Service vulnerability
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in quinn from quinn-rs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
quinn-proto is a state machine for the QUIC transport protocol. Prior to versions 0.9.5 and 0.10.5, receiving unknown QUIC frames in a QUIC packet could result in a panic. The problem has been fixed in 0.9.5 and 0.10.5 maintenance releases.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-quinn-proto | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42805 |
| Debian:13 | rust-quinn-proto | 0.10.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42805 |
| Debian:14 | rust-quinn-proto | 0.10.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42805 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-quinn-proto | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42805 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-quinn-proto | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42805 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-quinn-proto | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42805 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-quinn-proto | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42805 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/quinn-rs/quinn/security/advisories/GHSA-q8wc-j5m9-27w3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/quinn-rs/quinn/pull/1667 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/quinn-rs/quinn/pull/1668 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/quinn-rs/quinn/pull/1669 x_refsource_MISC