Quicly is an IETF QUIC protocol implementation. Quicly up to commtit d720707 is susceptible to a denial-of-service attack. A remote attacker can exploit these bugs to trigger an assertion failure that crashes process using quicly. The vulnerability is addressed with commit 2a95896104901589c495bc41460262e64ffcad5c.
The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quicly | Dena | * | 2024-10-10 (excluding) |
While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.