CVE-2023-2512

Buffer under-read in workerd

Description

Prior to version v1.20230419.0, the FormData API implementation was subject to an integer overflow. If a FormData instance contained more than 2^31 elements, the forEach() method could end up reading from the wrong location in memory while iterating over elements. This would most likely lead to a segmentation fault, but could theoretically allow arbitrary undefined behavior. In order for the bug to be exploitable, the process would need to be able to allocate 160GB of RAM. Due to this, the bug was never exploitable on the Cloudflare Workers platform, but could theoretically be exploitable on deployments of workerd running on machines with a huge amount of memory. Moreover, in order to be remotely exploited, an attacker would have to upload a single form-encoded HTTP request of at least tens of gigabytes in size. The application code would then have to use request.formData() to parse the request and formData.forEach() to iterate over this data. Due to these limitations, the exploitation likelihood was considered Low. A fix that addresses this vulnerability has been released in version v1.20230419.0 and users are encouraged to update to the latest version available.

Categories

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: Cloudflare workerd
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2512?
CVE-2023-2512 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-2512?
To fix CVE-2023-2512, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-2512 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-2512 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-2512?
CVE-2023-2512 affects Cloudflare workerd.
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