Input validation error in Redis - CVE-2023-28856
Published: April 17, 2023 / Updated: April 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75177
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28856
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Redis Labs
Affected software:
Redis
Redis
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user can use the HINCRBYFLOAT command to create an invalid hash field that will crash Redis on access.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-28856
Install updates from vendor's website.