CVE-2026-33595
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A client can trigger excessive memory allocation by generating a lot of errors responses over a single DoQ and DoH3 connection, as some resources were not properly released until the end of the connection.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-22 14:16:53.950000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-22T14:16:53.950",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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