Resource Exhaustion Affecting toolbox package, versions <0:0.0.99.4-5.module+el8.9.0+19656+a0b7daeb


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.18% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-TOOLBOX-5461668
  • published 15 Mar 2023
  • disclosed 17 Feb 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 toolbox to version 0:0.0.99.4-5.module+el8.9.0+19656+a0b7daeb or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream toolbox package and not the toolbox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A maliciously crafted HTTP/2 stream could cause excessive CPU consumption in the HPACK decoder, sufficient to cause a denial of service from a small number of small requests.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

7.5 high