CVE-2023-3171

Eap-7: heap exhaustion via deserialization

Description

A flaw was found in EAP-7 during deserialization of certain classes, which permits instantiation of HashMap and HashTable with no checks on resources consumed. This issue could allow an attacker to submit malicious requests using these classes, which could eventually exhaust the heap and result in a Denial of Service.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat EAP 7.4.13
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5484 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5485 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5486 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5488 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3171 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213639 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-3171?
CVE-2023-3171 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-3171?
To fix CVE-2023-3171, 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-2023-3171 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-3171 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-2023-3171?
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