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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-33656
CVE-2023-33656:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A memory leak vulnerability was discovered in NanoMQ version 0.17.2, identified as CVE-2023-33656. The vulnerability is located in the message.c file and was disclosed on May 30, 2023 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The weakness is categorized as CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (NVD).
Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack by causing the program to consume all available memory resources (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue has been addressed in subsequent versions of NanoMQ. Users should upgrade to a patched version of the software to mitigate this vulnerability (GitHub NanoMQ).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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