Resource Exhaustion Affecting toolbox package, versions <0:0.0.99.3-10.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
80.09% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-TOOLBOX-5959269
  • published11 Oct 2023
  • disclosed10 Oct 2023

Introduced: 10 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-44487  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 toolbox to version 0:0.0.99.3-10.el9_2 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.

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