5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-6193
Quiche QUIC Path Validation Message Queue Exhaustion
Description

quiche v. 0.15.0 through 0.19.0 was discovered to be vulnerable to unbounded queuing of path validation messages, which could lead to excessive resource consumption. QUIC path validation (RFC 9000 Section 8.2) requires that the recipient of a PATH_CHALLENGE frame responds by sending a PATH_RESPONSE. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending PATH_CHALLENGE frames and manipulating the connection (e.g. by restricting the peer's congestion window size) so that PATH_RESPONSE frames can only be sent at the slower rate than they are received; leading to storage of path validation data in an unbounded queue. Quiche versions greater than 0.19.0 address this problem.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 14, 2023, 8:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6193 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 Cloudflare quiche
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000#section-8.2 Technical Description
https://github.com/cloudflare/quiche/security/advisories/GHSA-w3vp-jw9m-f9pm Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6193 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 14, 2023

    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:L
    Changed Reference Type https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000#section-8.2 No Types Assigned https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000#section-8.2 Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/cloudflare/quiche/security/advisories/GHSA-w3vp-jw9m-f9pm No Types Assigned https://github.com/cloudflare/quiche/security/advisories/GHSA-w3vp-jw9m-f9pm Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudflare:quiche:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.15.0 up to (including) 0.19.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description quiche v. 0.15.0 through 0.19.0 was discovered to be vulnerable to unbounded queuing of path validation messages, which could lead to excessive resource consumption. QUIC path validation (RFC 9000 Section 8.2) requires that the recipient of a PATH_CHALLENGE frame responds by sending a PATH_RESPONSE. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending PATH_CHALLENGE frames and manipulating the connection (e.g. by restricting the peer's congestion window size) so that PATH_RESPONSE frames can only be sent at the slower rate than they are received; leading to storage of path validation data in an unbounded queue. Quiche versions greater than 0.19.0 address this problem.
    Added Reference Cloudflare, Inc. https://github.com/cloudflare/quiche/security/advisories/GHSA-w3vp-jw9m-f9pm [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Cloudflare, Inc. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000#section-8.2 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Cloudflare, Inc. CWE-400
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cloudflare, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.02%

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0.29665

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