CVE-2026-48045
MEDIUMZeroconf: Unbounded TC-deferred queue allows LAN-local memory exhaustion via spoofed-source flood
Title source: cnaDescription
Zeroconf is a pure Python implementation of multicast DNS service discovery. Prior to 0.149.12, AsyncListener.handle_query_or_defer retained every truncated TC-bit incoming query, each up to _MAX_MSG_ABSOLUTE = 8966 bytes, in self._deferred[addr] and armed a per-address timer in self._timers[addr] without capping the per-address list or distinct addr keys, allowing unauthenticated hosts on the local link over UDP/5353 (224.0.0.251 / ff02::fb) to spoof sources, grow _deferred and _timers, and cause memory exhaustion and quadratic CPU burn. This issue is fixed in version 0.149.12.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/python-zeroconf/python-zeroconf/security/advisories/GHSA-9663-mqmp-p9mm
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/python-zeroconf/python-zeroconf/pull/1751
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/python-zeroconf/python-zeroconf/commit/b22c8ff19c66c68907d220a4823c0950f4fa93f7
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/python-zeroconf/python-zeroconf/releases/tag/0.149.12
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
13.9%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (1)
python-zeroconf/python-zeroconf
< 0.149.12
Published
Jul 17, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 18, 2026