Resource Exhaustion Affecting toolbox-tests package, versions <0:0.0.99.4-6.el9_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.18% (93rd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS9-TOOLBOXTESTS-5459462
  • published 15 Mar 2023
  • disclosed 17 Feb 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 toolbox-tests to version 0:0.0.99.4-6.el9_3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream toolbox-tests package and not the toolbox-tests package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 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
Expand this section

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
Expand this section

Red Hat

7.5 high
Expand this section

SUSE

7.5 high