Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 update for python-werkzeug

1) Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

EUVDB-ID: #VU82548

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46136

CWE-ID: CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to high resource usage when parsing multipart/form-data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: 4.13.0 - 4.13.23

python-werkzeug (Red Hat package): before 2.0.3-5.el9

python-eventlet (Red Hat package): before 0.33.1-5.el9

openshift (Red Hat package): before 4.13.0-202311212009.p0.gaa37255.assembly.stream.el9

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7477

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.