#VU82454 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in snappy-java - CVE-2023-43642
Published: October 26, 2023 / Updated: March 21, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82454
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43642
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
snappy-java
snappy-java
Software vendor:
xerial (Taro L. Saito)
xerial (Taro L. Saito)
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing upper bound check on chunk length. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.