Mysten Sui Blockchain up to 1.6.2 Compressed Script denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mysten Sui Blockchain up to 1.6.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Compressed Script Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-42374. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mysten Sui Blockchain up to 1.6.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Compressed Script 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:

An issue in mystenlabs Sui Blockchain before v.1.6.3 allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted compressed script to the Sui node component.

The weakness was published 02/13/2024 as 42d4ad103a21d23fecd7c0271453da41604e71e9. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42374 since 09/08/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 42d4ad103a21d23fecd7c0271453da41604e71e9 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-46827). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sui Blockchain 1.6.3
Patch: 42d4ad103a21d23fecd7c0271453da41604e71e9

Timelineinfo

09/08/2023 🔍
02/13/2024 +158 days 🔍
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02/02/2026 +720 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 42d4ad103a21d23fecd7c0271453da41604e71e9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-253495
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2024 07:36
Updated: 02/02/2026 09:39
Changes: 02/13/2024 07:36 (43), 08/02/2024 16:50 (26), 10/22/2024 09:18 (12), 02/02/2026 09:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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