Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') Affecting surrealdb package, versions <1.1.0
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- published 19 Jan 2024
- disclosed 18 Jan 2024
- credit Tu0Laj1
How to fix?
Upgrade surrealdb to version 1.1.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') via the processing of HTTP headers ID, DB, and NS. An unauthenticated attacker can cause the server to crash by sending specially crafted values in these headers, leading to a denial of service.
Notes:
- This issue only affects the SurrealDB binary; it does not affect the SurrealDB library.
2)This does not require the SurrealDB server to be running with any specific capabilities other than exposing the affected interface.
Workaround
Limit untrusted access to the SurrealDB HTTP REST API unless such access is required by the application.
Ensure that the SurrealDB process is running so that it can be automatically re-started after a crash.