Description
Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network. Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.11.
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network. Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.11.
Title Nicotine+: Decompression of peer messages can exhaust available memory
Weaknesses CWE-409
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-29T16:05:09.695Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T21:04:04.040Z

Link: CVE-2026-68911

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T16:04:51.711Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-29T15:17:27.647

Modified: 2026-09-29T17:17:09.350

Link: CVE-2026-68911

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