CVE-2018-20743
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that...
CVE-2018-20743 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mumble, published January 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.62%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in mumble 1.2.19-r9.
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
CVE-2018-20743- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
CVE-2018-20743- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13288 No score
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
EUVD-2018-13288- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3vr-wjwg-vh63
7.5
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that...
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
GHSA-m3vr-wjwg-vh63- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-20743
7.5
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-20743- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
7.5
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
CVE-2018-20743- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20743
7.5
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20743- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20743
7.5
murmur in Mumble through 1.2.19 before 2018-08-31 mishandles multiple concurrent requests that are persisted in the database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20743- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0145 No score
Updated mumble packages fix security vulnerability
It was discovered that insufficient restrictions in the connection handling of Mumble, a low latency encrypted VoIP client, could result in denial of service (CVE-2018-20743).
- Record
MGASA-2019-0145- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1794-1 No score
Security update for mumble
This update for mumble fixes the following issues:
CVE-2018-20743: murmur mishandled multiple concurrent requests that were persisted in the database, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood. (boo#1123334)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1794-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1876-1 No score
Security update for mumble
This update for mumble fixes the following issues:
CVE-2018-20743: murmur mishandled multiple concurrent requests that were persisted in the database, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood. (boo#1123334)
This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.0:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1876-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0137-1 No score
Security update for mumble
This update for mumble fixes the following issues:
CVE-2018-20743: murmur mishandled multiple concurrent requests that were persisted in the database, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a message flood. (boo#1123334)
This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0137-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11065-1 No score
mumble-1.3.4-2.7 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the mumble-1.3.4-2.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11065-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mumbleAlpine:v3.10 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.11 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.12 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.13 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.14 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.15 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mumbleAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.6 |
before 1.2.19-r2 | 1.2.19-r2 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.7 |
before 1.2.19-r5 | 1.2.19-r5 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.8 |
before 1.2.19-r7 | 1.2.19-r7 |
mumbleAlpine:v3.9 |
before 1.2.19-r9 | 1.2.19-r9 |
mumbleDebian:12 |
before 1.3.0~git20190114.9fcc588+dfsg-1 | 1.3.0~git20190114.9fcc588+dfsg-1 |
mumbleDebian:13 |
before 1.3.0~git20190114.9fcc588+dfsg-1 | 1.3.0~git20190114.9fcc588+dfsg-1 |
mumbleDebian:14 |
before 1.3.0~git20190114.9fcc588+dfsg-1 | 1.3.0~git20190114.9fcc588+dfsg-1 |
mumbleDebian:8 |
before 1.2.8-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.2.8-2 |
1.2.8-2+deb8u1 |
mumbleDebian:9 |
before 1.2.18-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.2.18-1 |
1.2.18-1+deb9u1 |
mumbleMageia:6 |
before 1.2.19-1.1.mga6 | 1.2.19-1.1.mga6 |
mumbleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.8-2ubuntu11.2.12-1ubuntu11.2.12-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
mumbleUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.18-11.2.19-11.2.19-1build11.2.19-1ubuntu11.2.19-1ubuntu1.1 |
None known |
mumbleSUSE:Package Hub 12 |
before 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 | 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 |
mumbleSUSE:Package Hub 15 |
before 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 | 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 |
mumbleopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 |
before 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 | 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 |
mumbleopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 | 1.2.19-bp150.3.3.1 |
mumbleSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 |
before 1.2.19-bp151.6.3.1 | 1.2.19-bp151.6.3.1 |
mumbleSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 |
before 1.2.19-bp151.6.6.1 | 1.2.19-bp151.6.6.1 |
mumbleopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.3.4-2.7 | 1.3.4-2.7 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected, aliases, references | OSV |
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
bugs.debian.org/919249
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4402
github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/pull/3510
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00006.html
github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/issues/3505
github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/pull/3512
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00045.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00058.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20743
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m3vr-wjwg-vh63
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-20743
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20743
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0145.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24479
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20743
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20743
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/NIKQP2U6AMV5NL4T6N652ABNGOOW32CQ
bugzilla.suse.com/1123334
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20743
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/YX7YY4Y65UGZNLQVCUM5776765JHMSIL
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/BBSGZYQBFGRKNUI644LKRFWTYQPZVOCV
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27229