Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2025-23020

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Kwik from ptrd. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue was discovered in Kwik before 0.10.1. A hash collision vulnerability (in the hash table used to manage connections) allows remote attackers to cause a considerable CPU load on the server (a Hash DoS attack) by initiating connections with colliding Source Connection IDs (SCIDs).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Maventech.kwik:kwik0.10.1GHSA-9f57-9rhg-4hvm

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ptrd Kwik 0 – before 0.10.1

Weakness: CWE-407 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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