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CVE-2023-1973

Undertow: unrestricted request storage leads to memory exhaustion

Published: Nov 7, 2024Updated: Nov 8, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-20
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 32.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A flaw was found in Undertow package. Using the FormAuthenticationMechanism, a malicious user could trigger a Denial of Service by sending crafted requests, leading the server to an OutofMemory error, exhausting the server's memory.

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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-20

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka Red Hat
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 for RHEL 8On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 for RHEL 9On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application PlatformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Maven
package-ecosystem
io.undertow:undertow-core
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1674
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1675
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1676
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