Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') Affecting ch.qos.logback:logback-classic package, versions [,1.2.13)[1.3.0,1.3.14)[1.4.0,1.4.14)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-CHQOSLOGBACK-6097492
  • published4 Dec 2023
  • disclosed4 Dec 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ch.qos.logback:logback-classic to version 1.2.13, 1.3.14, 1.4.14 or higher.

Overview

ch.qos.logback:logback-classic is a reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging library for Java.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') via the logback receiver component. An attacker can mount a denial-of-service attack by sending poisoned data.

Note:

Successful exploitation requires the logback-receiver component being enabled and also reachable by the attacker.

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