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CVE-2021-20234

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in...

6.5 MediumFix available

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.07%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
CVE-2021-20234
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-401
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
CVE-2021-20234
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7673 No score

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
EUVD-2021-7673
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-47vr-832f-crm9 6.5

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in...

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
GHSA-47vr-832f-crm9
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-401
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
CVE-2021-20234
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-20234 6.5

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20234
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-514 6.5

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
JLSEC-2026-514
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-20234 6.5

An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/pipe.cpp. This issue causes a client that connects to multiple malicious or compromised servers to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20234
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4920-1 No score

zeromq3 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ZeroMQ incorrectly handled certain application metadata. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ZeroMQ to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13132)

It was discovered that ZeroMQ mishandled certain network traffic. An unauthenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial-of- service and prevent legitimate clients from communicating with ZeroMQ. (CVE-2020-15166)

It was discovered that ZeroMQ did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to one or multiple compromised servers, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-20234)

It was discovered that ZeroMQ incorrectly handled memory when processing messages with arbitrarily large sizes under certain circumstances. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this issue to cause a ZeroMQ server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-20235)

It was discovered that ZeroMQ did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this issue to cause a ZeroMQ server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-20237)

Record
USN-4920-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
zeromq3
Debian:12
before 4.3.3-1
4.3.3-1
zeromq3
Debian:13
before 4.3.3-1
4.3.3-1
zeromq3
Debian:14
before 4.3.3-1
4.3.3-1
zeromq3
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 4.2.1-4+deb9u4, plus listed versions
4.2.1-44.2.1-4+deb9u14.2.1-4+deb9u24.2.1-4+deb9u3
4.2.1-4+deb9u4
ZeroMQ_jll
Julia
before 4.3.4+0
4.3.4+0
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 4.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3, plus listed versions
3.2.3+dfsg-23.2.4+dfsg-13.2.4+dfsg-23.2.4+dfsg-33.2.4+dfsg-4
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4.0.3+dfsg-14.0.4+dfsg-24.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.14.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm14.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
4.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 4.1.4-7ubuntu0.1+esm2, plus listed versions
4.0.5+dfsg-3ubuntu1~gcc5.14.0.5+dfsg-3ubuntu24.1.4-74.1.4-7ubuntu0.14.1.4-7ubuntu0.1+esm1
4.1.4-7ubuntu0.1+esm2
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 4.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm2, plus listed versions
4.2.1-4ubuntu14.2.2-1ubuntu24.2.3-14.2.3-1build14.2.5-14.2.5-1ubuntu0.14.2.5-1ubuntu0.24.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
4.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 4.3.2-2ubuntu1.20.04.1~esm2, plus listed versions
4.3.2-14.3.2-24.3.2-2ubuntu14.3.2-2ubuntu1.20.04.1~esm1
4.3.2-2ubuntu1.20.04.1~esm2
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 4.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3, plus listed versions
3.2.3+dfsg-23.2.4+dfsg-13.2.4+dfsg-23.2.4+dfsg-33.2.4+dfsg-4
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4.0.3+dfsg-14.0.4+dfsg-24.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.14.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm14.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
4.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 4.1.4-7ubuntu0.1+esm2, plus listed versions
4.0.5+dfsg-3ubuntu1~gcc5.14.0.5+dfsg-3ubuntu24.1.4-74.1.4-7ubuntu0.14.1.4-7ubuntu0.1+esm1
4.1.4-7ubuntu0.1+esm2
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 4.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm2, plus listed versions
4.2.1-4ubuntu14.2.2-1ubuntu24.2.3-14.2.3-1build14.2.5-14.2.5-1ubuntu0.14.2.5-1ubuntu0.24.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
4.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
zeromq3
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 4.3.2-2ubuntu1.20.04.1~esm2, plus listed versions
4.3.2-14.3.2-24.3.2-2ubuntu14.3.2-2ubuntu1.20.04.1~esm1
4.3.2-2ubuntu1.20.04.1~esm2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-20234 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft Zeromq, published March 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in zeromq3 4.3.3-1.

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