DoS in jose4j <0.9.4 via large PBES2 Count (CVE-2023-51775)
CVE-2023-51775 Published on February 29, 2024
The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-51775 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2023-51775. 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.
Weakness Type
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-2023-51775 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-51775
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Exploit Probability
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