VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-6180

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-12-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

The tokio-boring library in version 4.0.0 is affected by a memory leak issue that can lead to excessive resource consumption and potential DoS by resource exhaustion. The set_ex_data function used by the library did not deallocate memory used by pre-existing data in memory each time after completing a TLS connection causing the program to consume more resources with each new connection.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
  • CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

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