CVE-2026-48045

Zeroconf is a pure Python implementation of multicast DNS service discovery. Prior to 0.149.12, AsyncListener.handle_query_or_defer retained every truncated TC-bit incoming query, each up to _MAX_MSG_ABSOLUTE = 8966 bytes, in self._deferred[addr] and armed a per-address timer in self._timers[addr] without capping the per-address list or distinct addr keys, allowing unauthenticated hosts on the local link over UDP/5353 (224.0.0.251 / ff02::fb) to spoof sources, grow _deferred and _timers, and cause memory exhaustion and quadratic CPU burn. This issue is fixed in version 0.149.12.
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17 Jul 2026, 19:17

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Published : 2026-07-17 19:17

Updated : 2026-07-23 16:13


NVD link : CVE-2026-48045

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48045

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48045


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CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling