# CVE-2019-15541: rustls-mio/examples/tlsserver.rs in the rustls crate before 0.16.0 for Rust allows attackers to cause a denial of service (loop of conn\_even

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

rustls-mio/examples/tlsserver.rs in the rustls crate before 0.16.0 for Rust allows attackers to cause a denial of service (loop of conn_event and ready) by arranging for a client to never be writable.

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## References

- https://github.com/ctz/rustls/compare/cd66549...17ee52c
- https://github.com/ctz/rustls/commit/a93ee1abd2ab19ebe4bf9d684d56637ee54a6074
- https://github.com/ctz/rustls/issues/285

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