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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-CHQOSLOGBACK-6097493
  • published 4 Dec 2023
  • disclosed 4 Dec 2023
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

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

Overview

ch.qos.logback:logback-core is a logback-core module.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high