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High USN-4920-1 5 CVEs

zeromq3 vulnerabilities

Published Jun 15, 2022 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS zeromq3 4.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm3
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS zeromq3 4.1.4-7ubuntu0.1+esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS zeromq3 4.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS zeromq3 4.3.2-2ubuntu1.20.04.1~esm2

Vulnerabilities 5

  • High 7.5

    Denial of Service in ZeroMQ

    In ZeroMQ before version 4.3.3, there is a denial-of-service vulnerability. Users with TCP transport public endpoints, even with CURVE/ZAP enabled, are impacted. If a raw TCP socket is opened and connected to an endpoint that is fully configured with CURVE/ZA…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2019-13132 Public exploit EPSS 42%

    In ZeroMQ libzmq before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.3.2, a remote, unauthenticated client connecting …

  • Unscored —

    An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in the ZeroMQ client in versions before 4.3.3 in src/…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2021-20235 EPSS 44%

    There's a flaw in the zeromq server in versions before 4.3.3 in src/decoder_allocators.hpp. The decoder static allocato…

  • Unscored —

    An uncontrolled resource consumption (memory leak) flaw was found in ZeroMQ's src/xpub.cpp in versions before 4.3.3. Th…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13132
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15166
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20234
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20235
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20237