7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-22189
QUIC-go Memory Depletion Vulnerability
Description

quic-go is an implementation of the QUIC protocol in Go. Prior to version 0.42.0, an attacker can cause its peer to run out of memory sending a large number of `NEW_CONNECTION_ID` frames that retire old connection IDs. The receiver is supposed to respond to each retirement frame with a `RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID` frame. The attacker can prevent the receiver from sending out (the vast majority of) these `RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID` frames by collapsing the peers congestion window (by selectively acknowledging received packets) and by manipulating the peer's RTT estimate. Version 0.42.0 contains a patch for the issue. No known workarounds are available.

INFO

Published Date :

April 4, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 4, 2024, 4:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-22189 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Quic-go_project quic-go
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description quic-go is an implementation of the QUIC protocol in Go. Prior to version 0.42.0, an attacker can cause its peer to run out of memory sending a large number of `NEW_CONNECTION_ID` frames that retire old connection IDs. The receiver is supposed to respond to each retirement frame with a `RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID` frame. The attacker can prevent the receiver from sending out (the vast majority of) these `RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID` frames by collapsing the peers congestion window (by selectively acknowledging received packets) and by manipulating the peer's RTT estimate. Version 0.42.0 contains a patch for the issue. No known workarounds are available.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/security/advisories/GHSA-c33x-xqrf-c478 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/quic-go/quic-go/commit/4a99b816ae3ab03ae5449d15aac45147c85ed47a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://seemann.io/posts/2024-03-19-exploiting-quics-connection-id-management [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqXtYcZAtIA&t=3683s [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-770
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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