CVE-2023-33980 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Briar versions prior to 1.4.22, specifically within its Bramble Synchronisation Protocol (BSP). An unauthenticated attacker can trigger repeated application crashes for a contact by sending a series of excessively long messages. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:briarproject:briar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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