Denial of service in JBoss EJB client for WildFly
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-0853 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
JBoss EJB client for WildFly Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU64038
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0853
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsJBoss EJB client for WildFly: All versions
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060725
http://github.com/ByteHackr/CVE-2022-0853
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
