CVE-2023-49295: Github.com/quic go/quic go Denial of Service Vulnerability

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  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-ppxx-5m9h-6vxf",
  "modified" : "2024-05-20T21:59:16Z",
  "published" : "2024-01-10T15:08:40Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-49295" ],
  "summary" : "quic-go's path validation mechanism can be exploited to cause denial of service",
  "details" : "An attacker can cause its peer to run out of memory sending a large number of PATH_CHALLENGE frames. The receiver is supposed to respond to each PATH_CHALLENGE frame with a PATH_RESPONSE frame. The attacker can prevent the receiver from sending out (the vast majority of) these PATH_RESPONSE frames by collapsing the peers congestion window (by selectively acknowledging received packets) and by manipulating the peer's RTT estimate.\n\nI published a more detailed description of the attack and its mitigation in this blog post: https://seemann.io/posts/2023-12-18-exploiting-quics-path-validation/\n\nThere's no way to mitigate this attack, please update quic-go to a version that contains the fix.",
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    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H"
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    "url" : "https://seemann.io/posts/2023-12-18-exploiting-quics-path-validation"
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    "severity" : "MODERATE",
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