Description
An issue was discovered in NFStream 5.2.0. Because some allocated modules are not correctly freed, if the nfstream object is directly destroyed without being used after it is created, it will cause a memory leak that may result in a local denial of service (DoS).
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/994
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
24.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (2)
nfstream/nfstream
5.2.0
pypi/nfstream
PyPI
Published
Feb 16, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026