Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting eap7-jul-to-slf4j-stub package, versions <0:1.0.1-6.Final_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 2.41% (90th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-EAP7JULTOSLF4JSTUB-5330036
  • published 30 Mar 2023
  • disclosed 7 Jun 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-jul-to-slf4j-stub to version 0:1.0.1-6.Final_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3455.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-jul-to-slf4j-stub package and not the eap7-jul-to-slf4j-stub package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found in Undertow before 1.3.28 that with non-clean TCP close, the Websocket server gets into infinite loop on every IO thread, effectively causing DoS.