CVE-2023-1973 (GCVE-0-2023-1973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-07 10:01 – Updated: 2024-11-07 14:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Undertow: unrestricted request storage leads to memory exhaustion
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-07 14:06 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1674 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1675 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1676 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1677 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2763 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2764 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185662 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
7 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 |
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8 |
Unaffected:
0:2.2.30-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el8 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9 |
Unaffected:
0:2.2.30-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9eap , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el9 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7 |
Unaffected:
0:2.2.30-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4::el7 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 |
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 for RHEL 8 |
Unaffected:
0:2.3.11-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8eap , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0::el8 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.0 for RHEL 9 |
Unaffected:
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(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8.0::el8 |
Date Public
2024-04-04 00:00
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