#VU82454 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in snappy-java - CVE-2023-43642

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82454

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
snappy-java
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

snappy-java: before 1.1.10.4

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External links
http://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/security/advisories/GHSA-55g7-9cwv-5qfv
http://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/commit/9f8c3cf74223ed0a8a834134be9c917b9f10ceb5

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.