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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
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 33.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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

io.undertow:undertow-coreMavenOSS Libraries
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application PlatformRed Hat Inc.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
undertowRed Hat Inc.
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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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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Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 8, 2024

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