jwcrypto up to 1.5.0 PBKDF2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in jwcrypto up to 1.5.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component PBKDF2 Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-6681. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in jwcrypto up to 1.5.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component PBKDF2 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denial of service attack.

The weakness was published 12/28/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6681 since 12/11/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210497 (RHEL 8 : idm:DL1 and idm:client (RHSA-2024:3267)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (210497), EUVD (EUVD-2024-0081) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3409). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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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: 210497
Nessus Name: RHEL 8 : idm:DL1 and idm:client (RHSA-2024:3267)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jwcrypto 1.5.1

Timelineinfo

12/11/2023 🔍
12/28/2023 +17 days 🔍
12/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/07/2025 +588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249200
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3409 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/28/2023 21:30
Updated: 08/07/2025 13:52
Changes: 12/28/2023 21:30 (38), 10/10/2024 17:31 (36), 11/08/2024 00:09 (2), 08/03/2025 19:54 (1), 08/07/2025 13:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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