# CVE-2023-42805: RUSTSEC-2023-0063 - Denial of service in Quinn servers

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-42805-denial-of-service-issue-in-quinn-proto  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-09-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-42805 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-21

Denial of service in Quinn servers

Technologies: [quinn-proto (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-quinn-proto). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-42805 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-42805 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-42805?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 September 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** quinn-proto (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.5, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.9.5,introduced=0.10.0-0,fixed=0.10.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-42805?** Yes. quinn-proto (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.5, 0.9.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-42805?** Check whether you run quinn-proto (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- quinn-proto (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.5, 0.9.5 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p quinn-proto
  ```


## Affected products

- quinn-proto (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.5, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.9.5,introduced=0.10.0-0,fixed=0.10.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-42805
- GHSA-q8wc-j5m9-27w3
- RUSTSEC-2023-0063

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