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MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB Accept Loop Denial of Service

Type: advisorySources: OSV

MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in MOOSCommServer::ListenLoop() where the accept thread performs a blocking receive without timeout during the wire-protocol handshake. An attacker can open a TCP connection to the MOOSDB port and send no data, causing the accept thread to block indefinitely while holding the socket-list lock, preventing all subsequent client connections.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-85443
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 20:12 UTC · Revision 1

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MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB Accept Loop Denial of Service

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Sept 2026, 22:38 UTC

MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in MOOSCommServer::ListenLoop() where the accept thread performs a blocking receive without timeout during the wire-protocol handshake. An attacker can open a TCP connection to the MOOSDB port and send no data, causing the accept thread to block indefinitely while holding the socket-list lock, preventing all subsequent client connections.

osv:CVE-2026-85443
Complete source record
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    "summary": "MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in MOOSCommServer::ListenLoop() where the accept thread performs a blocking receive without timeout during the wire-protocol handshake. An attacker can open a TCP connection to the MOOSDB port and send no data, causing the accept thread to block indefinitely while holding the socket-list lock, preventing all subsequent client connections.",
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