Resource exhaustion in Fastify - #VU25829
Published: March 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25829
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger resource exhaustion and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Fastify
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Fastify - update to 1.5.0