High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-20235
CVE-2021-20235
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.
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Affected products
3- zeromq/zeromq serverdescription
Patches
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References
2- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/zeromq/libzmq/security/advisories/GHSA-fc3w-qxf5-7hp6nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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