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


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    83.78% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS9-TOOLBOXTESTS-5959279
  • published 11 Oct 2023
  • disclosed 10 Oct 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 toolbox-tests 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-tests package and not the toolbox-tests 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.

References

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