Vmware Spring Security up to 5.2.10/5.3.9/5.4.6/5.5.0 OAuth 2.0 Client Web/WebFlux resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vmware Spring Security up to 5.2.10/5.3.9/5.4.6/5.5.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OAuth 2.0 Client Web/WebFlux. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-22119. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Vmware Spring Security up to 5.2.10/5.3.9/5.4.6/5.5.0. This issue affects an unknown part of the component OAuth 2.0 Client Web/WebFlux. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 06/30/2021. The advisory is shared at tanzu.vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-22119. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.2.11, 5.3.10, 5.4.7 or 5.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Vmware

Name

• Spring Security

Version

• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.2.0
• 5.2.1
• 5.2.2
• 5.2.3
• 5.2.4
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.6
• 5.2.7
• 5.2.8
• 5.2.9
• 5.2.10
• 5.3
• 5.3.0
• 5.3.1
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.3
• 5.3.4
• 5.3.5
• 5.3.6
• 5.3.7
• 5.3.8
• 5.3.9
• 5.4
• 5.4.0
• 5.4.1
• 5.4.2
• 5.4.3
• 5.4.4
• 5.4.5
• 5.4.6
• 5.5.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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