CVE-2024-25679 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can disrupt QUIC connections with PSK configuration by sending encrypted frames using retained initial keys, requiring network sniffing.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-25679?

CVE-2024-25679 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In PQUIC before 5bde5bb, retention of unused initial encryption keys allows attackers to disrupt a connection with a PSK configuration by sending a CONNECTION_CLOSE frame that is encrypted via the initial key computed. Network traffic sniffing is needed as part of exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-324

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25679?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pquic Pquic.

How do I fix CVE-2024-25679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-25679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-65j3-gr82-45jh.

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