CVE-2023-1973CWE-20

Undertow: unrestricted request storage leads to memory exhaustion

High · published November 7, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
69.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01284 · 69.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2024-11-07T10:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 NOV 10:01Z
    Undertow: unrestricted request storage leads to memory exhaustion
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