amazon aws CVE-2023-44487 vulnerability in Amazon and Other Products
Published on October 10, 2023

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The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. HTTP/2 contains a rapid reset vulnerability that allows for a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by October 31, 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-44487 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?

The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

CVE-2023-44487 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-44487

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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2023-44487?

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Vulnerable Packages

The following package name and versions may be associated with CVE-2023-44487

Package Manager Vulnerable Package Versions Fixed In
maven io.netty:netty-codec-http2 < 4.1.100.Final 4.1.100.Final