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CVE-2022-34917

Unauthenticated clients may cause OutOfMemoryError on Apache Kafka Brokers

Published: Sep 20, 2022Updated: May 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-789
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 32.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Apache Kafka vulnerability can lead to brokers hitting OutOfMemoryException, causing Denial of Service

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-789CWE-770

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.kafka:kafka
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
kafkaOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache KafkaOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34917
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/kafka/commit/14951a83e3fdead212156e5532359500d72f68bc
github.com
https://github.com/apache/kafka/commit/2bfa24b2bd416e7b8c4a0c566b984c43904fdecb
github.com
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