CVE-2023-42805 json
quinn-proto Denial of Service vulnerability
published 2023-09-21 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-q8wc-j5m9-27w3 , RUSTSEC-2023-0063 , EUVD-2023-2573
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- crates.io quinn-proto 0.9.5, 0.10.5
- quinn_project quinn 0.9.5, 0.10.5
- rust-quinn-proto Debian 14, Debian 13 0.10.5-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42805
- github.com/quinn-rs/quinn#1667 pull request
- github.com/quinn-rs/quinn#1668 pull request
- github.com/quinn-rs/quinn#1669 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | quinn-proto | <0.9.5 >=0.0.0-0, <0.9.5 >=0.10.0-0, <0.10.5 |
0.9.5 0.10.5 |
Affected products
- quinn-rs quinn
- quinn_project quinn
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
github.com
/quinn-rs/quinn/pull/1667
web, issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/quinn-rs/quinn/pull/1668
web, issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/quinn-rs/quinn/pull/1669
web, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/quinn-rs/quinn/security/advisories/GHSA-q8wc-j5m9-27w3
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42805
advisory
-
github.com
/quinn-rs/quinn
package
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0063.html
web, advisory
-
crates.io
/crates/quinn-proto
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-42805
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q8wc-j5m9-27w3
- NVD CVE-2023-42805
- OSV RUSTSEC-2023-0063
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