VMware Spring Reactor Netty up to 1.0.38/1.1.12 HTTP denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Spring Reactor Netty up to 1.0.38/1.1.12. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-34054. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Spring Reactor Netty up to 1.0.38/1.1.12 (JavaScript Library) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Reactor Netty HTTP Server, versions 1.1.x prior to 1.1.13 and versions 1.0.x prior to 1.0.39, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable if Reactor Netty HTTP Server built-in integration with Micrometer is enabled.

The weakness was shared 11/28/2023. The advisory is shared at spring.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-34054 since 05/25/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.0.39 or 1.1.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• JavaScript Library

Vendor

• VMware

Name

• Spring Reactor Netty

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16
• 1.0.17
• 1.0.18
• 1.0.19
• 1.0.20
• 1.0.21
• 1.0.22
• 1.0.23
• 1.0.24
• 1.0.25
• 1.0.26
• 1.0.27
• 1.0.28
• 1.0.29
• 1.0.30
• 1.0.31
• 1.0.32
• 1.0.33
• 1.0.34
• 1.0.35
• 1.0.36
• 1.0.37
• 1.0.38
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6
• 1.1.7
• 1.1.8
• 1.1.9
• 1.1.10
• 1.1.11
• 1.1.12

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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