JWCrypto Library DoS via Computationally Intensive Brute-Force Capability
CVE-2023-6681 Published on February 12, 2024
Jwcrypto: denail of service via specifically crafted jwe
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-6681 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. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
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-2023-6681 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-6681
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Affected Versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8:- Version 8100020240417004735.143e9e98 and below * is unaffected.
- Version 8100020240416171943.823393f5 and below * is unaffected.
- Version 0:1.5.6-2.el9 and below * is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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