CVE-2021-42075

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in Barrier before 2.3.4. The barriers component (aka the server-side implementation of Barrier) does not correctly close file descriptors for established TCP connections. An unauthenticated remote attacker can thus cause file descriptor exhaustion in the server process, leading to denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-772

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 8, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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