Denial of service in XNIO



Published: 2022-05-13 | Updated: 2023-08-17
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-0084
CWE-ID CWE-770
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		XNIO
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU63159

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0084

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to notifyReadClosed method from main/java/org/xnio/StreamConnection.java logs data into debug log instead of stderr. As a result, an attacker can trigger the application to log enormous amount of data and consume all available space.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

XNIO: 3.8.6 - 3.8.7

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064226


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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