jose4j up to 0.9.3 on Java p2c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in jose4j up to 0.9.3 on Java. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component p2c Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-51775. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in jose4j up to 0.9.3 on Java. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component p2c Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The jose4j component before 0.9.4 for Java allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large p2c (aka PBES2 Count) value.

The weakness was presented 12/25/2023. The advisory is available at bitbucket.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-51775. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209012 (RHEL 9 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.19 Security update (Important) (RHSA-2024:8077)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 0.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209012) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0143). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209012
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.19 Security update (Important) (RHSA-2024:8077)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jose4j 0.9.4

Timelineinfo

12/25/2023 🔍
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08/18/2025 +602 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 212
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-51775 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-51775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249018
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0143 - Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/25/2023 22:28
Updated: 08/18/2025 19:46
Changes: 12/25/2023 22:28 (39), 01/19/2024 09:28 (2), 08/15/2024 02:38 (27), 10/15/2024 07:55 (2), 08/18/2025 19:46 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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