Vulnerability Assessment
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.58%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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libzmq (aka ZeroMQ/C++) 4.0.x before 4.0.5 does not ensure that nonces are unique, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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libzmq (aka ZeroMQ/C++) 4.0.x before 4.0.5 does not ensure that nonces are unique, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Zeromq. Version information: before 4.0.5.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
libzmq (aka ZeroMQ/C++) 4.0.x before 4.0.5 does not ensure that nonces are unique, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks via unspecified vectors.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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A flaw was found in the ZeroMQ server in versions before 4.3.3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability i
In ZeroMQ libzmq before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.3.2, a remote, unauthenticated client connecting t
There's a flaw in the zeromq server in versions before 4.3.3 in src/decoder_allocators.hpp. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.
An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in ZeroMQ's src/xpub.cpp in versions before 4.3.3. Rat
In ZeroMQ before version 4.3.3, there is a denial-of-service vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnera
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stream_engine.cpp in libzmq (aka ZeroMQ/C++)) 4.0.5 before 4.0.5 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct downgrade
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