VMware Tanzu Platform Automation Toolkit update for cURL



Published: 2023-05-26
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2023-23914
CVE-2023-23915
CVE-2023-23916
CWE-ID CWE-319
CWE-770
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Platform Automation Toolkit
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU72335

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23914

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to state issues when handling multiple requests, which results in ignoring HSTS support. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Platform Automation Toolkit: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-5891-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU72336

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23915

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to state issues when handling multiple transfers in parallel, which results in ignoring HSTS support. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Platform Automation Toolkit: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-5891-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

3) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU72337

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23916

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 incorrect implementation of the "chained" HTTP compression algorithms, where the number of links in the decompression chain was limited for each header instead of the entire request. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted compressed HTTP request with numerous headers and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Platform Automation Toolkit: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-5891-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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