Bug 2185662 (CVE-2023-1973)

Summary: CVE-2023-1973 undertow: unrestricted request storage leads to memory exhaustion
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Chess Hazlett <chazlett>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: asoldano, bbaranow, bmaxwell, brian.stansberry, cdewolf, chazlett, darran.lofthouse, dkreling, dosoudil, ernestrobinson156, fjuma, ivassile, iweiss, james, lgao, mosmerov, msochure, mstefank, msvehla, nwallace, pdelbell, pjindal, pmackay, rstancel, security-response-team, smaestri, tom.jenkinson
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Fixed In Version: undertow 2.2.32.Final, undertow 2.3.13.Final Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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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.
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Description Chess Hazlett 2023-04-10 20:40:57 UTC
Undertow's FormAuthenticationMechanism can be exploited by unauthorized users to cause remote denial-of-service (DoS) attack. By repeatedly sending crafted requests, attackers can trigger OutofMemory errors and exhaust the server's memory.

Comment 20 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-04 15:20:01 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9

Via RHSA-2024:1676 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1676

Comment 21 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-04 15:20:35 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8

Via RHSA-2024:1675 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1675

Comment 22 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-04 15:21:04 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7

Via RHSA-2024:1674 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1674

Comment 23 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-04 15:22:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  EAP 7.4.16

Via RHSA-2024:1677 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1677

Comment 24 James Howe 2024-04-11 10:18:25 UTC
Yet another old CVE that has been "addressed" and made public with no Open Source fix released.
https://github.com/undertow-io/undertow

RedHat you are really working hard to make all Undertow users vulnerable.

Comment 26 karmenmiller 2024-06-05 08:13:36 UTC
The following goods have addressed this issue: https://geometrydash-lite.io