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.
History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nicotine-plus
Nicotine-plus nicotine+
Vendors & Products Nicotine-plus
Nicotine-plus nicotine+

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


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

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Metrics ssvc

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


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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-09-29T14:59:09.588Z

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 : Deferred

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

Modified: 2026-09-30T19:57:08.043

Link: CVE-2026-68911

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-29T14:59:09Z

Links: CVE-2026-68911 - Bugzilla