CVE-2021-20235

HIGH

Zeromq Libzmq < 4.3.3 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

There's a flaw in the zeromq server in versions before 4.3.3 in src/decoder_allocators.hpp. The decoder static allocator could have its sized changed, but the buffer would remain the same as it is a static buffer. A remote, unauthenticated attacker who sends a crafted request to the zeromq server could trigger a buffer overflow WRITE of arbitrary data if CURVE/ZAP authentication is not enabled. The greatest impact of this flaw is to application availability, data integrity, and confidentiality.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1921983

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0658
EPSS Percentile 91.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-120 CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
zeromq/libzmq 4.2.0 - 4.3.3
Published Apr 01, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026