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CVE-2021-44847

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2021-12-13 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in handle_request function in DHT.c in toxcore 0.1.9 through 0.1.11 and 0.2.0 through 0.2.12 (caused by an improper length calculation during the handling of received network packets) allows remote attackers to crash the process or potentially execute arbitrary code via a network packet.

Affected Platforms

Toktok ToxcoreFedoraproject Fedora

Weakness Type

CWE-682

References