Connection interruption via retained obsolete encryption keys
Published Feb 9, 2024 · Updated Jun 20, 2025
Improper key lifecycle handling in LiteSpeed QUIC Library before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to interrupt PSK connections via crafted QUIC packets. The packet processor retains Initial and Handshake encryption keys after advancing encryption levels, so packets protected with obsolete keys remain accepted. Exploitation requires a PSK-configured server and sniffed network traffic; a crafted CONNECTION_CLOSE frame then interrupts the connection.
Summary
What happened
Improper key lifecycle handling in LiteSpeed QUIC Library before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to interrupt PSK connections via crafted QUIC packets. The packet processor retains Initial and Handshake encryption keys after advancing encryption levels, so packets protected with obsolete keys remain accepted. Exploitation requires a PSK-configured server and sniffed network traffic; a crafted CONNECTION_CLOSE frame then interrupts the connection.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-25678
- Published
- Feb 9, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 20, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-354, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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