alot · Twisted: Unauthenticated Remote Denial of Service
Affects alotSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
CVSS 7.5 High.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 05:16 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWhat to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Homebrewalotpkg:brew/alotOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Users should monitor the vendor advisory for remediation updates. Until a fix is available, consider limiting exposure of Twisted HTTP/2 servers to untrusted clients or applying network-level rate limiting to mitigate rapid stream resets.
Description
An unauthenticated remote denial of service vulnerability exists in the Twisted HTTP/2 server (CVE-2023-44487). A remote client can rapidly send a request header with END_STREAM followed immediately by a stream reset, causing the server to render the request before processing the reset. Because reset streams are freed and do not count against the concurrent-stream limit, this can be repeated at line rate on a single connection, exhausting CPU resources. This vulnerability affects Twisted version 26.4.0 and is classified as high severity with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
References
- github.com/twisted/twisted/security/advisories/GHSA-vpp8-g58w-m8mp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/12749 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/twisted/twisted/commit/498939422b69d5a75c4b8f81fa7926423dac534d (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/twisted/twisted (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/twisted/twisted/releases/tag/twisted-26.10.0rc1 (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2023-44487 (opens in a new tab)