SB2023030165 - Improper handling of highly compressed data in gosaml2
Published: March 1, 2023 Updated: April 28, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023030165
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper handling of highly compressed data (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26483)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of highly compressed data in deflate decompression processing when processing a deflate-compressed request. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted compressed request to cause a denial of service.
The issue may lead to memory exhaustion and the process being killed.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.