Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in JSON-java - CVE-2023-5072
Published: October 20, 2023 / Updated: April 16, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82276
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-2023-5072
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sean Leary
Affected software:
JSON-java
JSON-java
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-5072
Install updates from vendor's website.