Medium

Kwik hash collision vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 20.02.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

An issue was discovered in Kwik before 0.10.1. A hash collision vulnerability (in the hash table used to manage connections) allows remote attackers to cause a considerable CPU load on the server (a Hash DoS attack) by initiating connections with colliding Source Connection IDs (SCIDs).

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) tech.kwik:kwik < 0.10.1 0.10.1

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-407
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
tech.kwik:kwik
Disclosed
20.02.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9f57-9rhg-4hvm - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: tech.kwik:kwik

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
05.2024 02.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2024: 1
  2. 2025: 1
  3. 2026: 0
  1. Kwik hash collision vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2025-23020 < 0.10.1 0.10.1
  2. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-22588 < 0.8 0.8

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