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CVE-2020-35573 (GCVE-0-2020-35573)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-20 04:53 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:09
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Summary
srs2.c in PostSRSd before 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long timestamp tag in an SRS address.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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