Infinite loop in node-jose - CVE-2023-25653

 

Infinite loop in node-jose - CVE-2023-25653

Published: May 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76239
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25653
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
node-jose

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a possible infinite loop in an internal calculation when using the non-default "fallback" crypto back-end. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-25653

Install updates from vendor's website.

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