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CVE-2023-5954
November 09, 2023
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.
Affected Packages
github.com/hashicorp/vault (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.14.0 <v1.14.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.14.6
github.com/hashicorp/vault (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.15.0 <v1.15.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.15.2
Related Resources (6)
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-33-vault-requests-triggering-policy-checks-may-lead-to-unbounded-memory-consumption/59926
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5954
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0001/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-401
EPSS
Base Score:
0.52