Vulnerability identifier: #VU87538
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
go-jose
Universal components / Libraries /
Programming Languages & Components
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when decompressing JWE with Decrypt or DecryptMulti. 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
External links
http://github.com/go-jose/go-jose/security/advisories/GHSA-c5q2-7r4c-mv6g
http://github.com/go-jose/go-jose/commit/0dd4dd541c665fb292d664f77604ba694726f298
http://github.com/go-jose/go-jose/commit/add6a284ea0f844fd6628cba637be5451fe4b28a
http://github.com/go-jose/go-jose/commit/f4c051a0653d78199a053892f7619ebf96339502
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.