CVE-2026-115776

Public on 2026-10-23
Modified on 2026-10-26
Description
A flaw was found in Twisted. The Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol implementation does not enforce a maximum line length when buffering incoming connection data. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a continuous stream of data without line feed characters to an IRC service. This causes the server process to consume excessive memory until it runs out of resources, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) that terminates connections for all users.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 python-twisted Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-twisted-core Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-twisted-web Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-twisted-words Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H