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CVE-2025-23020: An issue was discovered in Kwik before 0.10.1. A hash collision vulnerability (in the hash table used to manage connections) allows remote...

5.3 CVSS

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).

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-23020

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products

Vendor: ptrd

Product: Kwik

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.12% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 28.23% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-21 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/ncc-pbottine/QUIC-Hash-Dos-Advisory
https://github.com/ptrd/kwik/releases/tag/v0.10.1

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