7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-3171
EAP7 Java Deserialization DOS Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-3171 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-3171 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5484
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5485
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5486
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5488
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3171
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213639
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5484 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5484 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5485 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5485 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5486 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5486 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5488 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5488 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3171 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3171 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213639 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213639 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5484 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5485 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5486 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5488 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3171 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213639 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-789
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.43 }} 0.07%

score

0.75211

percentile

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