Resource Exhaustion Affecting python3-kdcproxy package, versions <0:0.4-5.module+el8.9.0+90122+3305dc1d


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PYTHON3KDCPROXY-7174979
  • published2 Jun 2024
  • disclosed12 Feb 2024

Introduced: 12 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-6681  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 python3-kdcproxy to version 0:0.4-5.module+el8.9.0+90122+3305dc1d or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-3267.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-kdcproxy package and not the python3-kdcproxy package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denial of service attack.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1