Denial of service in openapi-generator
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-3635 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-681 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openapi-generator Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | OpenAPI Tools |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
EUVDB-ID: #VU80783
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-2023-3635
CWE-ID:
CWE-681 - Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to GzipSource does not handle an exception that might be raised when parsing a malformed gzip buffer. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsopenapi-generator: 7.0.0 - 7.4.0
External linkshttp://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/releases/tag/v7.5.0
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.
