picoquic (before 3rd of July 2020) allows attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 36CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
picoquic (before 3rd of July 2020) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted QUIC frame, related to the picoquic_decode_frames and picoquic_decode_stream_frame functions and epoch==3.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01481 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:privateoctopus:picoquic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2020-07-03 | Vulnerable | privateoctopus |
- cpe:2.3:a:privateoctopus:picoquic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020-07-03 Vulnerable ·privateoctopus
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85r2-3v9j-hfrq
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-24944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-85r2-3v9j-hfrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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